Arlene Pellicane is a mom, speaker, author of several books including Calm, Cool and Connected, and host of The Happy Home Podcast. She joins us to talk about Part One of the book she co-authored with Dr. Gary Chapman called Screen Kids. We talk about how the phone is like a childhood killer, and how screen time may be affecting our kid's brains, their relationships, their safety, and their emotional health.
Our recommended resources:
Detoxify our favorite blocker - Detoxify Porn Blocker | #1 Porn Blocker
Covenant Eyes our favorite screen monitor – Screen Accountability™ | Covenant Eyes
Canopy AI our recommended blocker for families with kids - Canopy | Protect Your Children in the Digital Age
Our favorite Porn Recovery course - Dopamine Discipline | Pinnacle of Man
Bark our recommended cyberbullying monitor - Bark — Parental Controls for Families
Screen Strong our favorite book on screen addiction - ScreenStrong
Your Brain On Porn our favorite book for understanding Porn Addiction - Your
Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction by
Gary Wilson, Paperback | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
The Bullying Breakthrough our favorite book on Cyberbullying – The
Bullying Breakthrough: Real Help for Parents and Teachers of the Bullied,
Bystanders, and Bullies by Jonathan McKee | eBook | Barnes & Noble®
Pin Wheel our recommended smart phone alternative - Best Phones for Kids and Teens | Pinwheel
As always, the most effective blocker is to not give your kids an Internet connected device, computer, or game system.
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