What Challenges Is Generation Alpha Facing?
What Challenges Is Generation Alpha Facing?  
Podcast: All Pro Dad Podcast
Published On: Mon Sep 22 2025
Description: Kids these days, right? Each new generation is presented with challenges. Generation Alpha is facing some big ones, and dads need to understand them all. In this episode of the All Pro Dad Podcast, host Ted Lowe is joined by BJ Foster and Bobby Lewis to talk about how we can support our kids and grandkids through all their battles. Why This MattersThe better we understand this generation, the better we can love them. Who Is Generation Alpha? ·      These kids were born between 2010 and 2024·      They are largely the children of millennials·      They are the most diverse generation in U.S. history·      One of the biggest differences between Gen Z and Gen Alpha is the emergence of AI as an everyday factor of life·      58% of Generation Alpha gets a smartphone before age 10Issues Gen Alpha is Facing1. Lack of Coping Skills2. Rise of Subjective Truth3. An Increasingly Complex World4. Isolation5. Negative Effects of ScreensAction Steps for Dads1. Give more freedom where appropriate.2. Teach your kids that we cannot trust our own hearts.3. Take inventory of what information they ingest.4. Encourage face-to-face interaction.5. Set boundaries around screen time.Important Episode Timestamps00:00 – 02:25 | Meet Gen Alpha02:25 – 02:51 | Big Question of the Day07:24 – 09:04 | Teaching Truth in a Confusing World12:14 – 13:43 | The Dating Homework Assignment14:31 – 16:36 | Growing Up on Screens17:40 – 19:25 | The Pocket Knife Lesson21:37 – 22:10 | “Follow Your Heart” Isn’t Enough23:12 – 25:40 | Setting Boundaries Around Screens26:00 – End | Pro Move: Pick one person in your kids’ life and set up an in-person hang out with them.  All Pro Dad Resources:Episode 44 – How is Your Phone Use Affecting Your Kid?Episode 39 – Is My Kid Addicted to Screen Time?5 Challenges We Need to Help Generation Alpha Face4 Warning Bells as AI Continues to Influence the WorldWe love feedback, but can't reply without your email address. Message us your thoughts and contact info!Connect with Us: Ted Lowe on LinkedIn Bobby Lewis on LinkedIn BJ Foster on LinkedIn Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Get All Pro Dad merch! EXTRAS: Follow us: Instagram | Facebook | X (Twitter)Join 200,000+ other dads by subscribing to the All Pro Dad Play of the Day. Get daily fatherhood ideas, insight, and inspiration straight to your inbox.This episode's blog can also be viewed here on AllProDad.com. Like the All Pro Dad gear and mugs? Get your own in the All Pro Dad store.Get great content for moms at iMOM.com