Should You Limit Screen Time or Do This Instead—Mighty Parenting 211 with Tiffany Shlain

These days it seems like every time you turn around, your teen has their face in their phone—or tablet, or laptop, or GameBoy...you get the picture. Our lives revolve around electronics and we can't imagine being without them. Fun interaction with your family becomes a chore to arrange. How can we get ourselves and our teens to take a break from screen time without simply banning tech use in our homes? Tiffany Shlain joins Mighty Parenting podcast host Sandy Fowler to discuss the impacts of technology on our brain functions, why devices are so easy to get attached to, and how to get some regular tech-free time with our kids without removing screens from our lives entirely. Our Guest: Tiffany Shlain Detailed Show Notes and Support at MightyParenting.com episode 211 From Our Sponsor Better Help: Better Help provides confidential, professional help through licensed therapists. They match you with a therapist based on your situation. You can communicate through message, chat, phone and video for one flat fee and get the help you need anytime. Get 10% off your first month at https://BetterHelp.com/listener 

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Parenting teens and young adults in today's world presents huge challenges and the Mighty Parenting podcast provides solutions. Sandy Fowler interviews experts, shares stories and gets real as she digs into relevant topics such as stress/anxiety relief, bullying, social media, peer pressure, healthy coping strategies, learning disabilities, behavioral health issues, communication, parenting strategies, and so much more. Designed for families looking to raise happy, successful, emotionally-healthy kids, the show goes upstream and focuses on sharing information that families, educators and mentors can use to empower teenagers and twenty somethings in an effective way.