Don't Procrastinate the Conversation About Tech Use in Your Home

02/18/22 • 18 min

The number one concern of our time for parents is the excessive and damaging tech use or screen time or social media that their kids are experiencing. While there are great educational options available, the toxic and dark side of the internet is a real issue. Dr. Thayne helps parents learn to talk about, manage, and prepare their teens to be safe and competent online.

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Not By Chance Podcast - Don't Procrastinate the Conversation About Tech Use in Your Home

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and go at it in a soft way, don't approach an abrupt kind of fashion, start off soft and say, Hey, you live in a challenging time. This is a difficult world, I didn't have this growing up. And a lot of kids are really struggling because of COVID. And going online and, you know, what's it been like for you what's happening for you? Can you share with me, you know, approach it in a way that hopefully they can tell you a little bit more. There