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Emily Cherkin & Sylvie
šļø Raising Screen-Conscious Kids in a Digital World
with Emily Cherkin & her daughter, Sylvie
In this episode of Gen Free: Unplugging to Connect, Kathleen Barlow sits down with Emily Cherkin, also known as āThe Screen Time Consultantā, and her daughter Sylvie for a candid conversation about growing up with intentional tech boundaries.
Emily Cherkin is a nationally recognized screen time expert, educator, and advocate for intentional technology use. Known as āThe Screen Time Consultant,ā she is a former middle school teacher whose work has been featured in major outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post. She has also addressed both the U.S. Senate and British Parliament on issues related to screen time and education technology.
Together, they explore how technology is shaping childhood, education, and relationships, and what families can do about it.
š” Key Takeaways
- How screen use in schools has changed and whatās being lost
- What itās actually like to grow up without a smartphone
- The social dynamics of being āthe kid without a phoneā
- How group chats, social media, and constant access impact teens
- The benefits of phone-free schools and device boundaries
- Practical ways parents can model healthy tech habits
- Kids donāt necessarily feel deprived without smartphones, but they do feel different
- Paper-based learning still offers cognitive benefits that screens canāt replace
- Boundaries work best when theyāre consistent, modeled, and values-based
š Resources & Links
Emily Cherkin
- š Website: ā ā ā ā https://thescreentimeconsultant.comā ā ā ā
- š Substack: ā ā ā https://firstfish.substack.comā ā ā
- š Book: The Screen Time Solution
Kathleen Barlow
- š ā https://swimmingupscreen.comā
- ā”ļø ā https://smartphonefreechildhoodus.comā
- š§āš§āš§ ā https://childfirstpolicycenter.orgā
š§ Enjoying the Podcast?
Gen Free: Unplugging to Connect explores how reducing screen time can help us live more connected, intentional livesāfeaturing conversations with Gen Z voices, parents, and experts leading the movement.
If you found this episode helpful, be sure to follow/subscribe, rate, and review Gen Free: Unplugging to Connect on Apple and Spotify.
Sharing the show with a friend or family member helps grow this conversation and supports more families in creating intentional, connected lives beyond screens. š§”
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By Kathleen Barlow ~ Swimming UpScreenšļø Raising Screen-Conscious Kids in a Digital World
with Emily Cherkin & her daughter, Sylvie
In this episode of Gen Free: Unplugging to Connect, Kathleen Barlow sits down with Emily Cherkin, also known as āThe Screen Time Consultantā, and her daughter Sylvie for a candid conversation about growing up with intentional tech boundaries.
Emily Cherkin is a nationally recognized screen time expert, educator, and advocate for intentional technology use. Known as āThe Screen Time Consultant,ā she is a former middle school teacher whose work has been featured in major outlets like the New York Times and Washington Post. She has also addressed both the U.S. Senate and British Parliament on issues related to screen time and education technology.
Together, they explore how technology is shaping childhood, education, and relationships, and what families can do about it.
š” Key Takeaways
- How screen use in schools has changed and whatās being lost
- What itās actually like to grow up without a smartphone
- The social dynamics of being āthe kid without a phoneā
- How group chats, social media, and constant access impact teens
- The benefits of phone-free schools and device boundaries
- Practical ways parents can model healthy tech habits
- Kids donāt necessarily feel deprived without smartphones, but they do feel different
- Paper-based learning still offers cognitive benefits that screens canāt replace
- Boundaries work best when theyāre consistent, modeled, and values-based
š Resources & Links
Emily Cherkin
- š Website: ā ā ā ā https://thescreentimeconsultant.comā ā ā ā
- š Substack: ā ā ā https://firstfish.substack.comā ā ā
- š Book: The Screen Time Solution
Kathleen Barlow
- š ā https://swimmingupscreen.comā
- ā”ļø ā https://smartphonefreechildhoodus.comā
- š§āš§āš§ ā https://childfirstpolicycenter.orgā
š§ Enjoying the Podcast?
Gen Free: Unplugging to Connect explores how reducing screen time can help us live more connected, intentional livesāfeaturing conversations with Gen Z voices, parents, and experts leading the movement.
If you found this episode helpful, be sure to follow/subscribe, rate, and review Gen Free: Unplugging to Connect on Apple and Spotify.
Sharing the show with a friend or family member helps grow this conversation and supports more families in creating intentional, connected lives beyond screens. š§”