This episode of The Peaceful Parenting Podcast is a conversation with Erin Loechner, author of the book The Opt-Out Family, How to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't. We discuss how to go about limiting technology in your homes, how to deal with pushback from your kids, and all of the benefits.

We talk about:

• 3:25 What is an Opt-Out Family with Technology?

• 7:35 Erin’s journey from being an influencer to opting out of technology

• 10:50 Pushback from kids when opting out

• 14:26 When parent’s want kids to have phones for safety reasons

• 17:40 How to deal when kids are pressuring them for technology

• 21:00 Helping kids feel socially connected when you opt out

 

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Erin Loechner’s book The Opt-Out Family, how to Give Your Kids What Technology Can't 

• https://www.optoutfamily.com/

 

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