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Gen Alpha: Everything you need to know

Gen Alpha, the first generation who can swipe left and right on a tablet before they've learned t...

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15.31 28 Feb 2024


Gen Alpha: Everything you need to know


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15.31 28 Feb 2024


Gen Alpha, the first generation who can swipe left and right on a tablet before they've learned to turn the pages of a picture book. Destined to claim the title of the largest generation globally, they raise questions: Who are these tech-savvy trailblazers? What whims and fancies guide them? And what twists await our future as they strut into the working world? 

Sean was joined by Dr Melissa Bohnert, who completed her post-doc in Trinity College Dublin looking at the effects of digital use on children’s wellbeing, and currently works on the Children School Lives Project at University College Dublin… 


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