Technology and Our Kids

Power of Families Radio

In this week's brand new episode, Power of Families Director Saren and her sisters, Shawni and Saydi, and her mom, Linda Eyre discuss their thoughts, ideas and experiences about technology and screentime in today's world and in their own families. Some of the issues addressed are:

• How to keep from using phones as a crutch too often with our youngest children
• How to manage our own screen time and model good phone use for our children
• What we can do to keep phones from undermining real interpersonal connections
• When children should get their own smart phone
• How to help older children adopt appropriate boundaries once they have phones