Got a tech-savvy teen who dodges screen-time limits or constantly craves social media validation? Justin and Kylie share how their weekly family meetings provide time and space for ongoing conversations about screen use, leading to personal accountability and self-evaluation, with increased buy-in from the whole family! 

In this episode:

• 'Word of the year' review
• Why Grandparents matter
• Developmental paediatricians 
• Family meetings
• Screen use
• Sneaky teens - getting around screen-time limits
• Toxic need for validation on social media
• Force creates resistance
• Motivation contiuum
• Phubbing

Related Links:

• #845 Phones, Phubbing & Relationship Satisfaction
• Register for The Screen Smart Series - 'Unplug Childhood' and 'Tweens, Teens & Screens'
• #1049 Q&A – The Benefits of Plants & Grandparents
• Learn more about the motivation continuum in our webinar Carrots & Sticks: How Rewards and Punishments Hurt Our Kids, and What to do Instead

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