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Healthy Screen Habits Podcast
Hosted by Hillary Wilkinson · EN
Parenting is hard. Technology can make it tricky. This podcast helps bring these areas together to help all families create healthy screen habits.
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Digital Balance: Overcome Phone Overuse Today //Eli Singer
Mar 400:27:31Summary readyEli Singer is the author of Offline.now: A Practical Guide to Healthy Digital Balance and the founder of Offline.now, a global platform and community for digital balance. Offline. now's mission is to help people build a calmer, more intentional relationship with technology, using practical, compassionate tools and a supportive community so they can use screens purposefully and focus on what matters most. In this episode, we talk about how to figure out the role you want technology to play in your one, amazing life. Listen now!
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How to Live an Analog Life in a Digital World //Frank Possemato
Feb 2500:30:46Summary readyIn 2020, during the COVID shutdown, Frank Possemato found himself to be a new dad and an online professor. He had time to reflect on the life he wanted for his daughter, as well as take note of the changing world while it moved increasingly online. Inspired by life as he knew it before the digital revolution, he purchased a notebook (with actual coins) and started writing about the importance of offline life. He wanted to remember to be present, to connect with friends and family, and to be tolerant of different versions of shared memories. In this episode, we talk more about life offline and how to appreciate analog moments. Listen now!
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How Families Can Beat the Algorithm: Screen Time Without Blame //Dr. Sajita Setia
Feb 1800:32:56Summary readyDr. Sajita Setia is a researcher and global digital wellbeing expert in New Zealand. Her work connects the dots between screen habits, sleep, mood, and the rising mental health crisis in kids. In this episode we talk about: Why "good screen time" can still cause problems. How screens quietly affect sleep and self-esteem A simple game kids actually buy into: name it, move it, time it How families can stop blaming themselves—and start winning together If screen time feels like a daily power struggle in your home, this episode is for you. Listen now!
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Beyond Screens: Healing Teens Through Connection // Kellyn Smythe
Feb 1100:29:52Summary readyKellyn Smythe is an expert at helping youth transition from living on devices to connecting with the physical world. Since 2014, he has worked at Pacific Quest, a fully licensed and accredited residential mental healthcare establishment on the island of Hawaii. In this episode we talk about layers of mental health care and what to expect with a digital detox. Listen now!
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Don't Make Rules - Make Conversations: Raising Cyber-Smart Kids//Cybersecurity Parents LLC
Feb 400:25:29Summary readyWhat's a VPN? What does it do? Cybersmart Parenting Protecting Your Child in the Digital Age is a digital safety handbook designed to help parents figure out questions like thes. It's written specifically for busy parents. (Parents like us!) In this episode I talk about online security and safety with the authors of this handbook Chad Rychlewski and Kae David. It's packed with information on how to get your family devices safe - today! Listen now!
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From First Screens to Crisis Moments
Jan 2800:08:33Summary readyAn introduction to Season 15's theme "From First Screens to Crisis Moments". Also, a reminder to check out our Episodes by Topic menu on the Healthy Screen Habits website. We encourage you to access this free resource whenever needed. A library of experts awaits!
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Healthy Screen Habit Holiday Special //Hillary Wilkinson
Dec 1700:11:53Summary readyHealthy Screen Habits takes a break every year during the holiday season to relax, slow down, and enjoy our own families. Please do the same with yours! On this episode, get ideas for how to have tech-safe and tech-free fun.
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Misogyny and the Manosphere Explained//Cynthia Miller-Idriss, PhD
Dec 1000:36:45Summary readyDr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss is the author of the stunning new book, "Man Up: The New Misogyny and the Rise of Violent Extremism". As a professor at American University and director of the University's Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL), she has seen firsthand the real damage done to young men through toxic messaging in our online world and advises how to help our boys. Listen now!
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When Fun Becomes Too Much: Talking About Gaming With Your Child//Jennifer J. Park, PhD
Dec 300:32:35Summary readyProblematic gaming gets experienced in many households, but can be SO HARD to find any information about! Jennifer J. Park, PhD, has been working on gaming disorder since 2018. After realizing that New Zealand had no existing programs to help people specifically with gaming disorder, Jennifer set out to study this growing concern. Therapists and people at that time were accessing pre-existing addiction programs, but had nothing to help with gaming specifically. If you have a gamer at your house or know someone who may be spending a bit more time than others online gaming, this episode is one you won't want to miss!
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Grandma Got Scammed//Hillary Wilkinson, MEd
Nov 2600:21:20Summary readyForget grandma….I GOT SCAMMED. I am so embarrassed - I know better. I literally teach people how to stay safe online. Learn about the latest scams, how I got taken, and how to protect your own family. Listen now!
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