
What to Do Before Giving Kids Their First Phone with Dr. Catherine Pearlman - 177
Easy EdTech Podcast with Monica Burns
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Is Your Kid Needing a Phone?
Parents should think about, why does this kid need a phone? And there are some legitimate reasons for kids to have phones. But i think it's important for the family to assess like, what is the need? Why are we doing this? Then assess your kid's ability to disconnect from screen time. If it's an incredible struggle to get your kid to turn off after an hour, when you k we have to be done by six, then we need to eat dinner and do like, we know, bath and whatever,. Well, then you might want to work on that first, before getting the smart phone.
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