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Mar 2023
51m 48s

96: Unwired. With Gaia Bernstein

Jeanne-Marie Paynel, M. Ed.
About this episode

How are you dealing with technology for yourself and your children? Listen in to find out what we can do to avoid our children being addicted.

If you’re anything like me you're also concerned about the effects the digital world is having on our children. My guest and author of "Unwired" today share the same concerns and give us some actionable steps to take. Listen in!

What We Talked About:
  • How and why Gaia felt the need to write ‘Unwired’

  • The challenges of raising children in today’s technology world

  • What we can do as parents when it comes to introducing of technologies in schools

  • The basic intermittent reward model being used by technology to keep us addicted

  • Modeling an alternative to using technology

Things to Remember

“Parenting is about being open and pragmatic.”

“The way that technology is designed is manipulative and addictive.”

“Whatever happens in school filters into the home.”

“Kids learn better in person.”

“Kids and gambling don’t mix.”

“You should not blame yourself for things not working out. Technology has stacked the odds against us.”

“The evidence for tech addiction is already out. We know what is happening.” 

- Gaia Bernstein

“There’s no WiFi in the forest, but you’ll find a better connection.” - Unknown

“What would our lives be like if our days and nights were as immersed in nature as they are in technology?”- Richard Louv

 

Click here for Show Notes and more from Jeanne-Marie, Your Parenting Mentor

 

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