Instead of trying to shield my children from the potential negative impacts of this screen-saturated society, I want to help them develop a healthy relationship with screens and technology. One of the best ways to do that is by modeling good screen habits for them, but this is easier said than done. Listen to this episode to learn practical ways to actually model good screen habits for your kids.

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Episode 18: Why You Should Stop Worrying about Your Kids' Screen Time and More About Your Own

Episode 11: 12 Tips to Make Sure Your Screens Serve You

Episode 14: Why You Keep Looking at Your Phone and How to Stop // with Leslie Alder

The more I’ve researched screens and their impact on children I’ve realized that there is an important piece of the picture that I believe isn’t talked about enough: the impact of PARENTS’ screen use on their children.

In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing why you should worry less about your kids’ screen time, more about your own, and 8 practical tips on how to do that.

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Andi Smiley, the host of The Friendly Podcast Guide, shares all about the power of kid podcasts: specific ways parents can use kid podcasts, different devices for listening, and some fun recommendations. You can get her FREE Kid Podcast Guide here.

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Using screens to calm tantrums can interfere with children's ability to learn emotional regulation skills, so here are 10 tips to help your child calm down without using a screen.

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Here are 5 tips that have helped me to be okay with being unproductive and even be intentional about letting go and living a slower life.

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Leslie Alder, a certified life coach, shares 4 ways we typically respond to uncomfortable emotions as well as practical ways to deal with loneliness, boredom, and overwhelm. If you enjoyed this episode you'll love our workshop this month: Practical Ways to Cope with Boredom, Overwhelm, and Loneliness (without doom scrolling). You can sign up HERE.

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⁠Man's Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl⁠

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The overall mental wellbeing of teens and young adults was pretty consistent until 2012, when suddenly mental health issues began to increase dramatically. 2012 also is the year that smartphones and social media use became more prevalent (the iPhone was released in 2007). May is mental health awareness month so in today's episode I'm sharing some of my mental health journey.

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Practical Ways to Deal with Boredom, Loneliness, and Stress (instead of doom scrolling)

When I first met Anna, a bubbly mom of 2 young kids, I would have never guessed the journey she has had with mental illness and a recent OCD diagnosis. Listen to this vulnerable conversation where Anna shares her story, her decision to delete her social media accounts, and how that has impacted her mental health.

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Hunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans by Michaeleen Doucleff

Is Fred in the Refrigerator?: Taming OCD and Reclaiming my Life by Shala Nicely

It doesn't matter as much how much time we spend on our phones, but if we're using our screens as tools to help us live aligned with our values. Today I'm sharing 12 tips to help your screens support the life you want to live.

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⁠Instagram can be a powerful place for learning and connection, but if you aren't intentional it can be a place of confusion and overwhelm. My friend, Sabrina, is sharing some of her favorite Instagram accounts, her perspective on how to discern truth, and how to handle the overload of information. Make sure to stick around because in September 2023 we will be focusing on how to discern truth online (from my experience with a statistics degree).

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Parenting Translator

According to Cultivation Theory, the more media someone consumes, the more one believes that the virtually portrayed world is actually how the real world is. This is true EVEN when the consumer knows the truth about how the real world differs from the world portrayed via media. Correctly understanding how the real world compares to the online world is not strong enough to override the subconscious belief that the online world is the reality.

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