Episode 61: Andrea Davis – Creating a Tech Healthy Family

Andrea Davis is back on the show today! Andrea is the founder of Better Screen Time and is the mom of 5. She has been researching screen time and the effects that it has on families for years. She has just relaunched and added so many great things to her tech healthy family plan. It is a course to prepare kids to use tech as a tool. In this episode, we talk about modeling healthy tech habits, working with our partners so that we can get on the same page, internal filters, self regulation, and getting buy-in from our kids for having a tech healthy lifestyle. Andrea is offering listeners of this show a discount on her course! You can save 15% on her Creating a Tech Healthy Family Course by using the code “Lindsey15”. What we talked about: 3:05- Launching her online course and what people can get from it 7:30- Giving your kids ownership over their tech plan 8:45- Creating healthy tech habits yourself to set a good example for your kids 14:10- Approaching when to give your children a phone 20:40- Helping your teens find their values and boundaries on social media 26:25- Working with our partners so that we can get on the same page with a tech plan 31:10- Putting filters in place on devices 37:35- Teaching your kids about internal filters when it comes to tech 38:40- Her own tech habits Show notes: Better Screen Time Website Andrea on Instagram Creating a Tech Healthy Family Course – Use code “Lindsey15” for 15% off Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: Donna Marathon Use code “Lindsey10” for 10% off