The Parenting Roundtable: Raising Children in an Age of Uncertainty
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Parenting in 2026 is not for the faint of heart. The world feels more unpredictable and the future less certain every day. How are parents to lead their children in the right direction when their own path forward is so unclear?
That is the question we attempt to answer at this year’s 225 Parenting Roundtable. Capital Region leaders in health care, education, finance and community services joined moderator Mark Lorando in the Melara Enterprises executive conference room to offer practical advice and share their unique professional and personal parenting perspectives.
Despite their different lenses, they all saw the importance of building resilience rather than demanding perfection; confronting mental health challenges honestly and urgently; and teaching our children to embrace technology while simultaneously protecting them from it.
Their conclusion: We can’t predict the future. But if we provide safe spaces and prioritize family time over screen time, our children will be much better prepared for whatever happens next.
Wade Evans
City of Central
Emily Greene, LOTR
First Choice Therapy
Mary Stein
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Shaun Kemmerly, MD
FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Health
Sonny Aldridge
United Community Bank
Parenting Roundtable: How do parents navigate the opportunity and risk of children’s access to technology?
Parenting Roundtable: What makes the Capital Region a great place to raise children – and what can Baton Rouge and the surrounding communities do to make it even more special?
Parenting Roundtable: What are some common-sense ways parents can protect their children’s emotional and physical health in our increasingly fast-paced world?
Parenting Roundtable: Economic volatility is affecting every level of society in some way. How do parents help their children prepare for a future that seems so uncertain?
