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Tell me if this sounds familiar? You love your kids, you love technology, but when they’re together, you’re terrified of both. Ok, terrified might be too strong a word. But, when you stop and think about it, there’s just so much that can go wrong with kids and tech. Yet we live in a digital age. We’re all on screens—for homework, entertainment, and everything in between. To survive emotionally, while raising kids in this media-saturated world, we gotta figure out how to untangle the tech, and fast!
In this episode, I speak with Andrea Davis. Andrea is the mom of five children, aged 17 and younger. She’s also the founder of Better Screen Time, an incredible organization helping parents worry less about tech, and connect more with their kids. Today we’re focusing on teens
Untangle tech with teens
Navigating the teen years can be such a big transition for any family. After a move across the country, Andrea handed her then twelve-year-old a leftover smartphone they had had lying around. It didn’t take long for Andrea to realize that it was too much too soon. She went looking for ways to better prepare herself and her kids for the technology they would eventually use.
In this episode:
- Getting past the headlines. The amazing next generation of teens.
- Social media dilemma. How to know when your teen is ready?
- Inner strength. Getting teens to become responsible for their own tech use.
- Bridges or barriers? Why a cellphone contract doesn’t work with teens.
Episode challenge
Pull out your calendar and schedule a one-on-one date with your teen. Be sure to let them pick what you do. Anything from going through the drive-through at McDonald’s or something a little crazy. Be willing to step outside of your comfort zone. Prepare to be amazed at where this can take your relationship.
Download our FREE guide
Want help creating healthy boundaries around screen time and devices in your home? Download your FREE Quick Guide to Safer Screen Habits in this week’s show notes. Click here. https://bit.ly/Quick-Guide-to-Safer-Screen-Habits
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More about today’s guest
Andrea Davis is a former secondary ed teacher turned screen-time-navigator. She is the founder of Better Screen Time where she shares family-tested ideas from the (tech) trenches as a mom of five. She is on a mission to help parents worry less about tech, and connect more with their kids. Andrea and her husband, Tyler, live in beautiful Hood River, Oregon where they love spending time outdoors as a family.
Links/Resources
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