Eps 477: Tackling screen challenges intentionally with Emily Cherkin

Joyful Courage for Parenting Teens

I am SO glad you’re here this week for my second chat with Emily Cherkin, AKA The Screentime Consultant.

We start by talking about what Emily’s been seeing & dealing with lately: managing screentime at home, reigning screentime in after Covid struggles, and kids having more access to tech at younger ages than ever before. It’s obvious that parents are really trying to figure out how to set screentime limits that actually work without isolating our kids from their social network or hindering their schoolwork. We also get into screens & tech in the bedroom & our hypocrisy on expectations around screentime.

After catching up on all of that, we dig into AI - what AI is, how quickly it’s changing, & the lack of transparency and understanding around AI. Emily shares her TLDR around all tech: “less is more, later is better, & relationships first.” Emily and I ponder on what parents can do when they want their kids to have a phone for emergencies, and she shares what her two questions for parents are around screentime.

Key Takeaways

• How do we set screentime limits that actually work and are helpful?!
• Tech use is all about balance
• Managing screentime at home
• Reigning in screentime after Covid
• Screens & electronics in bedrooms
• What is AI?
• “Less is more, later is better, & relationships first”
• How adolescents having phones helps & exacerbates parental stressors
• Do you know what your kid is doing on their device?
• You have the tools you need to manage this!

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