In this episode of Solid Ground, Simon O’Connor is excited to share his latest guest on the podcast, Family Matters, Erica Komisar. A New York based clinical social worker and author, Komisar argues parents should prioritise as much time with children in the first three years and warns governments push childcare to boost GDP rather than child wellbeing. Simon also shares the breaking news that a US jury found Meta and YouTube liable for a young woman’s social media addiction, and reminds viewers of Family First’s “app store” age-verification and parental-consent approach for those under 16. He wraps up this morning’s show by highlighting more commentators calling the decision by the Courts and Parliament to move from X to BlueSky a clearly political and partisan move. Simon also notes it is completely wrong for the Ministry for Ethic Affairs using taxpayer grants to fund lobbying for Gaza, and calls out groups and individuals who are holding events to honour the Ayatollah and others from the terrorist regime in Iran.