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Mar 2024
38m 26s

Balancing the Benefits and Concerns of K...

DR. MONA AMIN
About this episode

We live in a digital age, and at some point, our children will have access to phones, but it is our responsibility as parents to balance the benefits and risks of phone use. I welcome Bill Brady, who is the CEO and Co-founder of Troomi Wireless, a mobile phone platform designed to improve kids’ mental health through a safe and balanced relationship with technology.


We discuss:

  • The benefits and risks of allowing our child to have a phone for use
  • Is there a magical age at which they should be allowed a phone?
  • How to create healthy boundaries with access to a phone and safety and other activities

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