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Dangers of smart phones and social media for kids | The greatest social experiment of our time with Chris McKenna


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It is fast becoming the norm to give children their own smart phones by the age of 10 or 11 years old, and even as young as 7 or 8. Smart phones can be addicting for adults, let alone children with developing brains. With unlimited access to the internet and social media apps, Chris McKenna weighs in on kids are entering into the greatest social experiment of our time.

Chris McKenna is a father of four and founder of Protect Young Eyes, an organization helping families create internet-safe homes that are free from porn, predators and problems. Chris serves as a technical expert to some of the world’s largest tech companies for Chris’ parental control knowledge and experience. His 2019 US Senate Judiciary Committee testimony is an on-going catalyst for federal and state online child protection laws and earned Protect Young Eyes the Dignity Defense Alert Award in 2020.

In this episode we cover:

  • The dangers of kids getting their own smart phone and social media too young
  • Age appropriate technology
  • Slow tech for kids (not “no tech”)
  • How to keep kids safe while accessing the internet
  • How to speak to children about porn, screen addiction, and problems that come with tech use
  • Keeping open and honest communication with kids
  • Best tips for screen use rules in the family
  • The rise of online sextortion
  • What childhood was like for us versus what it’s become now
  • Are children resilient?
  • How to put internet restrictions on a smart phone
  • The best alternatives to a smart phone for kids
  • WHERE TO FIND CHRIS MCKENNA

    Instagram

    Website

    WHERE TO FIND ME

    My birth course

    My ebooks

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