Tiffany Shlain (@tiffanyshlain) was living life online to the fullest when a series of life-altering events led her to value being present with the people in front of you over digital distraction.
As her father lay dying of brain cancer while she was experiencing a high-risk pregnancy, Tiffany took to turning off all digital connections one day a week. Calling upon the ancient observance of Shabbat helped her regain peace, creativity and connection.
As an Emmy nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, creator of Dendrofemonology: A Feminist History Tree Ring, and author of the national best-selling book: 24/6: Giving Up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity and Connection, Tiffany Shlain provides interesting outlooks at the challenges of parenting today.
This is an amazing encore episode from our first season. It continues to be one of our most listened to episodes.
Christina Crook is a pioneer and leading voice in digital well-being.The award-winning author of The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World, harbinger of the global #JOMO movement, and Good Burdens: How to Live Joyfully in a Digital Age, Christina shares her insights about technology and our daily lives.
Listen and learn about living joyfully, managing tech and more!
KOSA (Kids Online Safety Act) provides families with the tools, safeguards, and transparency they need to protect against threats to children’s health and well-being online. The legislation would require social media platforms put the interests of children first by requiring these platforms to make safety the default.
Contact your Senators to urge Senate Majority Leader Schumer to bring KOSA (The Kids Online Safety Act) to the floor for a vote. Do it today!
Tiffany Shlain (@tiffanyshlain) was living life online to the fullest when a series of life-altering events led her to value being present with the people in front of you over digital distraction.
As her father lay dying of brain cancer while she was experiencing a high-risk pregnancy, Tiffany took to turning off all digital connections one day a week. Calling upon the ancient observance of Shabbat helped her regain peace, creativity and connection.
As an Emmy nominated filmmaker, founder of the Webby Awards, creator of Dendrofemonology: A Feminist History Tree Ring, and author of the national best-selling book: 24/6: Giving Up Screens One Day a Week to Get More Time, Creativity and Connection, Tiffany Shlain provides interesting outlooks at the challenges of parenting today.
This is an amazing encore episode from our first season. It continues to be one of our most listened to episodes.
Heed the Children is committed to the protection of children from destructive effects of smartphones and social media and the effects that they're having on kids’ mental and physical health.
This petite powerhouse has passion, dedication and a blueprint for you to set up your own parent group in your community! Learn all about it in this episode.
Dr. John S. Hutton is a pioneer in the realm of brain development. His JAMA published MRI research showed the results of screen overuse in the brains of young children: disorganized white matter. This is concerning for a variety of reasons.
Today we discuss the best ways to start healthy brain growth and development with babies and toddlers….hint….it’s easier than you think...and it doesn't involve screens!!
As Healthy Screen Habits continues to grow and learn with all of you we see so many great things happening. Around the country I am wanting to hand out gold stars to parents who I see are choosing to use screens intentionally. They are packing toys, hot wheels and coloring pages for traveling - I see parents in waiting rooms who are using their phones in the best possible way to connect with their littles. Want to know this recommended trick for when you have hit the bottom in your bag of tricks?
Check out today’s quick episode! Each week I bring you experts and healthy screen habits to employ in your own home.
The remembrances of perfect events are lovely - but the ones that bring down the house with laughter? I gotta say - those are the ones that involve ill timed stomach flus, ½ lit Christmas trees, and misunderstood ingredients….I’m saying this because I’m reminding you AND ME that mistakes are where the memories are made.
Please don’t make the mistake this year of gifting fully loaded smart phones to your children. There are many alternative, safer devices that help you maintain guardrails and steplightly into the world of tech with your kids - for a list of devices and companies we support please visit our website at healthyscreenhabits.org and look under Tools for Products we Endorse.
And now - both in the spirit of giving a little levity to the season as well as standing by my message of embracing mistakes….some of this past seasons bloopers and blunders…. Enjoy!
Since 2013, the Children and Screens Institute @childrenandscreens has been a leading curator of experts in the field of digital media and children's health. This week, I got to talk to the Executive Director: Kris Perry.
If you use technology, if you have any interaction with children, if you are interested in the effects of digital media, you need to hear this episode!
Since 2018, Bill Brady has focused on providing children with healthier solutions for using technology. He is the co-founder and CEO of Troomi Wireless, @TroomiWireless, a mobile phone platform designed to improve kids’ mental health through a safe and balanced relationship with technology. As a husband and father of 5, Bill gets it! He understands the challenges of parenting today.
Bill and his co-founder have designed a fantastic company that provides devices that are:
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As the current National Advisor for Health Education and Media Literacy at Media Literacy Now, Tamara Sobel is deeply committed to helping parents and schools gain healthy screen habits. The founder of the Girls Women and Media Project, she led one of the first organizations focused on activism and education to raise awareness and improve images of girls and women in the media. She's a certified sexuality educator and a regular columnist for Psychology Today. Our conversation covers a variety of topics surrounding Media Literacy and a great healthy screen habit.
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