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Screens & Quarantine | Dr. Jordan Shapiro on Kids and Technology During COVID-19

By James Shaw | 04/23/2020 |

Your kids are home from school, most of their after school events are cancelled, they don’t get to play with their friends as much, so what do you do? Many parents are worried about kids over-using technology and spending too much time on screens. We talked with Dr. Jordan Shapiro, author of The New Childhood…

Parents & The Art of Screen Time | E39

By James Shaw | 11/18/2019 |

We talk A LOT about kids and screens. What about us? Is your “screen time” style, “do as I say, not as I do?” If we’d like to raise children to have a healthy relationship with screens, we must have one. We continue our conversation with Anya Kamenetz on her book The Art of Screen Time, this…

Kids & The Art of Screen Time | E38

By James Shaw | 11/11/2019 |

It’s one of the biggest debates in American homes… screen time. Are they on their devices too much? What are they watching? Are their brains going to mush? And on and and on and on. There are a lot of rumors, myths and fears about screens and kids. This week we attempt to get through…

Episode 8: The Screen Time Debate

By James Shaw | 04/15/2019 |

Screen time, social media and technology… those are all hot topics in the parenting world today. The rules, options, platforms, suggestions and studies are always changing. So what are we supposed to do? This week we talk with Dr. Jordan Shapiro, author of The New Childhood about how families can navigate the new world of technology.