There's plenty of distressing research into what smartphones are doing to adults' attention spans, focus, and memory. And on child/teen development? Emerging research is even more alarming.
We are change makers, and change making means making difficult decisions, having difficult conversations, and going against the grain. On today's show: Why we need to (yet again!) rethink our approach to technology and delay the age at which we give our children access to smartphones.
Here's a preview:
[8:30] 57% of Americans report being "addicted" to their smartphones. Are you one of them?
[11:30] Smartphone addiction isn't your fault! Here's exactly how social media keeps your attention so they make more $$
[17:30] How to declutter your cell phone like a boss
[26:00] What recent research says with regard to the impacts of smartphones on children's/teens' wellness
[37:00] 5 reasons parents say they're pulled to give their child a smartphone, plus alternative solutions!
[43:00] Individual actions impact the collective. How to make delaying the smartphone a staple in your community
Resources mentioned:
- The Smart Phone Compulsion Test
- Wait Until 8th
- How To Break Up With Your Phone (by Catherine Price)
- The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness (by Jonathan Haidt)
- Investigation: How TikTok's Algorithm Figures Out Your Deepest Desires (via The Wall Street Journal)
- Have Smart Phones Destroyed A Generation? (via The Atlantic)
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