Chris Sexton
Co-Host of Parent Driven Development
Chris is the VP of Engineering at Radius Networks, where he builds mobile proximity tools and services. He cofounded the Arlington Ruby Meetup and helps organize both Ruby Retrocession and Ruby for Good events.
When not working, Chris likes doing projects with with his kids: Hardware, LEGO, dog training, woodworking, and of course some programming.
Chris Sexton has hosted 17 Episodes.
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027: Fear Mongering and Inducing Panic
April 17th, 2019 | 40 mins 10 secs
fear, panic, scary
Due to the "Momo Challenge": the latest in a series of internet "challenges" and urban legends, Chris, Jess, JC, and Mandy talk about fear mongering and inducing panic: What do we do as parents to protect our kids? Do we, as technologists, have an advantage in understanding "hoaxes" better than non-technologists? Should we ignore the hype and "let live and let go?" And how much do we/should we be monitoring our kids?
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025: Girls in STEM
March 13th, 2019 | 40 mins 46 secs
learning, stem
Stephanie Rowe, the founder and CEO of Juelez, joins the panel to talk about getting girls involved in STEM. Conversations around topics such as designing into motivation, how parents can help, and gender ensue.
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024: Teaching Kids to Code
February 27th, 2019 | 31 mins 2 secs
coding resources, learning, teaching
In this episode, Kevin Whinnery of Twilio joins the show to talk about teaching kids to code: getting them motivated, benefits to becoming coding literate, and using real-world technology and tools to pique their interest.
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021: Self-Care For Parents
January 16th, 2019 | 35 mins 39 secs
self-care
In this episode, the panelists talk about the importance of self-care: having routines, setting environments, and taking time for yourselves as individuals while being okay with your child's temporary discomfort and happiness.
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018: Designing Apps/Digital Products for Parents with Anne Halsall and Sara Mauskopf of Winnie
December 5th, 2018 | 35 mins 25 secs
In this episode, co-founders Anne Halsall and Sara Mauskopf join the show to talk about creating the app Winnie: a place where crowdsourced information is spread amongst parents that relays important information such as childcare, activities, and advice.
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017: Work and Family Boundaries
November 28th, 2018 | 36 mins 38 secs
boundaries, childcare, remote work, work
In this episode, Chris Arcand joins the panel to talk about ways to balance working from home with a child in the house. They discuss options for childcare, how to minimize interruptions, and how to improve your mental presence with your family when you are not working.
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016: Media Picks! Great Apps, Books, Shows, Etc. For Kids
November 21st, 2018 | 43 mins 39 secs
apps, games, shows
In this episode, (and just in time for the holiday season!), Allison, Chris, and Josh give recommendations for kid-appropriate T.V. shows, music, games, books, apps, and YouTube channels.
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014: Conferencing After Babies
November 7th, 2018 | 39 mins 10 secs
childcare, conferencing, travel
In this episode, Tess and Sean Griffin talk about what it's been like attending and speaking at conferences with their infant daughter, Ruby. They also talk about what makes attending some conferences more attractive than others, logistics around travel, and options for evening childcare.
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012: Traveling with Kids
October 24th, 2018 | 50 mins 3 secs
childcare, transportation, travel
In this episode, we talk about helpful what it's like to travel with kids: challenges, woes, pro tricks, and great tips!
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011: Being a Trans Parent
September 11th, 2018 | 54 mins 19 secs
gender identity, parenting, tech, transgender
We talk about being a trans parent, gender identity, and talking about these things with your children.
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010: Doing Good with Our Children LIVE! From Ruby For Good
August 15th, 2018 | 45 mins 30 secs
doing good, kids, volunteering
We record live from Ruby for Good about volunteering and doing good with our children
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007: Learning After Kids
May 23rd, 2018 | 54 mins 13 secs
goals, learning, parenting, tech, time management
We talk about how we keep up to date and learn new things with limited time.
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005: Net Neutrality
March 21st, 2018 | 41 mins 51 secs
We talk about net neutrality with our guest Jonathan Wallace. As usual we follow up with some genius and fail moments from the panel and our guest.
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004: Managing Multiples
March 7th, 2018 | 50 mins 20 secs
We discuss managing multiple children with our guest Dave Bock, proud father of triplets!
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003: Internet Privacy and Kids
February 21st, 2018 | 44 mins
geeks, internet privacy, internet safety, kids, parenting, technology
Our first guest, Heidi Waterhouse, talks to us about internet privacy and kids at different ages followed up by some genius and fail moments from the panel.
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002: Travel Guilt, Playing Hooky, and Getting Judged as Parents
February 7th, 2018 | 47 mins 15 secs
geeks, guilt, kids, parenting, technology
A week of parental guilt followed up by some genius and fail moments from the panel.