Taylor Swift Gave Rare Parenting Advice About Kids and iPads at the Toy Story 5 Press Conference

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Taylor Swift says decisions about kids and iPads belong with parents, speaking at a recent Toy Story 5 press conference about the film’s approach to technology and childhood.

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Taylor Swift steps out at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on October 17, 2026. Photo by Mario Anzuoni / REUTERS.

“I have so many friends who’ve gone to see this film because they have a young child and they don’t really know what to do about the whole iPad thing,” Swift, 36, said.

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Taylor Swift speaks at a press event. Photo by Jamie Squire / Getty Images.

“We don’t have all the information yet on what we should do or shouldn’t do, and it’s really a parent-to-parent decision,” she continued.

Swift praised the filmmakers for giving families room to consider the question without pushing a heavy-handed answer. She said “there’s no bad guy” when it comes to technology and that the movie “really does emphasize trying to elongate childhoods, trying to make space and room for imagination, and I think that’s just a wonderful thing for them to have chosen as a message in this.”

Her comments came 4 months after her wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden. Swift co-wrote the film’s song “I Knew It, I Knew You” with Jack Antonoff and is campaigning for the 2027 Best Original Song Oscar.

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Taylor Swift steps out at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on October 17, 2026. Photo by Mario Anzuoni / REUTERS.
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Dressed in a strapless pale blue gown, Taylor Swift shares a laugh and a wave with a bearded guest at the Sixth Annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles on October 17, 2026. Photo by Mario Anzuoni / Reuters.
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