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Host Tanya Roundy interviews Shannon “SS” Coulter about helping families build healthier relationships with technology, especially protecting kids from addictive screen design that rewires brains and fuels anxiety. Shannon traces her focus back to 2008, when her young stepchildren didn’t know how to play outside, and discusses how constant dopamine-driven scrolling, social comparison, and notifications are intentionally engineered like “Big Tobacco.” They praise Utah’s push to keep phones out of schools, citing better social interaction, fewer fights, and academic improvement, and argue kids need boredom, play, imagination, and boundaries to develop resilience and social skills. Shannon shares her resources: Planet Fossa children’s books and a forthcoming parent-focused activity app with point-based incentives, plus adult coaching/course work and plans for a podcast aimed at millennial moms, emphasizing moderation and “have more fun.”
00:00 Welcome and Introductions
00:48 Mission to Tame Tech
03:13 Screens Steal Childhood
07:14 Boredom Builds Brains
08:31 Replacing Screen Dopamine
10:24 Apps Designed to Hook You
12:30 Big Tech vs Kids Safety
15:03 Phones Out of Schools
18:09 Parents vs Phone Policies
20:38 Willpower Is Not Enough
22:01 Big Tech Playbook
22:38 Protecting Childhood Imagination
23:47 Fame Without Greatness
25:03 Parenting Without Screens
26:31 Overscheduled Kids Problem
28:47 Planet Fossa Tools
33:01 Break the Chain Community
35:12 Light the Spark Daily
36:21 Boredom Builds Creativity
38:27 Where to Find Resources
40:05 Have More Fun Finale
41:23 Post Show Wrap Chat
In a world full of uncertainty, how does one cope with unbearable loss and pain? A Christmas tragedy finds Steve and Maria struggling to find hope. With the love and support of family and friends, will they find peace as they walk through the fire of Uncertainty?
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By Tanya Harris RoundyThis is a video about Screens, Phones and Saving Childhood: Talking Tech with SS Coulter
https://linktr.ee/sscoulter
Host Tanya Roundy interviews Shannon “SS” Coulter about helping families build healthier relationships with technology, especially protecting kids from addictive screen design that rewires brains and fuels anxiety. Shannon traces her focus back to 2008, when her young stepchildren didn’t know how to play outside, and discusses how constant dopamine-driven scrolling, social comparison, and notifications are intentionally engineered like “Big Tobacco.” They praise Utah’s push to keep phones out of schools, citing better social interaction, fewer fights, and academic improvement, and argue kids need boredom, play, imagination, and boundaries to develop resilience and social skills. Shannon shares her resources: Planet Fossa children’s books and a forthcoming parent-focused activity app with point-based incentives, plus adult coaching/course work and plans for a podcast aimed at millennial moms, emphasizing moderation and “have more fun.”
00:00 Welcome and Introductions
00:48 Mission to Tame Tech
03:13 Screens Steal Childhood
07:14 Boredom Builds Brains
08:31 Replacing Screen Dopamine
10:24 Apps Designed to Hook You
12:30 Big Tech vs Kids Safety
15:03 Phones Out of Schools
18:09 Parents vs Phone Policies
20:38 Willpower Is Not Enough
22:01 Big Tech Playbook
22:38 Protecting Childhood Imagination
23:47 Fame Without Greatness
25:03 Parenting Without Screens
26:31 Overscheduled Kids Problem
28:47 Planet Fossa Tools
33:01 Break the Chain Community
35:12 Light the Spark Daily
36:21 Boredom Builds Creativity
38:27 Where to Find Resources
40:05 Have More Fun Finale
41:23 Post Show Wrap Chat
In a world full of uncertainty, how does one cope with unbearable loss and pain? A Christmas tragedy finds Steve and Maria struggling to find hope. With the love and support of family and friends, will they find peace as they walk through the fire of Uncertainty?
momandpopsnaturals.com. Natural Ingredients for a Healthy Life!
Support the show