Increased screen use in school, homework load, and lack of time to just play. We have always monitored our son's schooling, but this year, in his transition to middle-school, my husband and I were alarmed at how school was taking over our lives. I'm not trying to convince anyone to homeschool in this episode.  There's important information in this podcast for all parents... homeschoolers, those thinking about homeschool, and those not ever going to homeschool!  I just want you, as a concerned and involved parent, to consider these three factors and objectively assess how school is impacting your family.   Links from this episode:

• Finding A Balance Between Kids And Device Use
• “Digital Pacifiers” – Why Screen Use Is Harming, And Ruining Our Relationships With Our Kids
• Wake Up! Social Media is Ruining our Kids (TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, etc.)
• Pediatricians should prescribe PLAY! (not meds)