Navigating the Digital Jungle with Sue Atkins and Friends Navigating the Digital Jungle with Sue Atkins and Friends: Highlights, Insights and a Chance to Win a Fantastic Giveaway from Season 1
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Aug 21, 2024 Guest
Angeline Corvaglia
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Tara Jones
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Dr Beth Mosley
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Dr Amanda Gummer
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Lucy Smith
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Bill Schmarzo
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In this engaging discussion, Angeline Corvaglia, creator of Data Girl and Friends, and EdTech consultant Tara Jones join to reflect on insights from the season. They tackle crucial themes like screen time management with Dr. Beth Mosley, discussing its impact on mental health, and the essential role of play with Dr. Amanda Gummer. Lucy Smith shares her journey into digital minimalism, while Bill Schmarzo explores AI's influence on education. The conversation wraps up with tips for parents to maintain balance and a chance to win Mosley's book, "Happy Families."
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Dopamine Crash Explains Meltdowns
- Dr Beth Mosley explains the 'dopamine crash' kids experience when devices are taken away and why melt-downs follow.
- Predictable routines and family media plans reduce conflict during that withdrawal period.
Make A Family Media Plan
- Create family media plans together when everyone is calm and commit to shared rules that parents also follow.
- Make device transitions predictable with warnings and rituals to ease gaming or screen exits.
Play Is Children's Primary Learning Tool
- Dr Amanda Gummer argues play is the primary tool children use to learn about the world and themselves.
- Unstructured and varied play builds cognitive, social and emotional skills across ages.