Raising Your Child In A Digital World, with Dr Kristy Goodwin

How much screen time is safe? What are the risks of too much? And why are devices so addictive? Dr Kristy Goodwin answers these and other common concerns about kids and technology.

Whatever age your children are, one of the biggest challenges parents face is managing screen time and technology use in their families.

This can sometimes be a controversial topic. There’s a lot of techno-shaming and judgement about how different parents manage this issue. 

As always, it can be difficult to find accurate and up-to-date information. A lot of the information out there is overly dramatic and often contradictory. And a lot of the research and academic information is simply not practical for everyday parents to try and implement. 

Today's guest is Dr Kristy Goodwin, who is an expert on the subject of digital wellbeing for both adults and kids. She's also a mother of 3 young boys. So she can provide a good balance of the research, science and real-life practicalities of negotiating screen time with our kids.

What you'll learn:

• The top three questions and concerns from parents
• How much screen time is okay?
• How does screen time impact our children’s physical health and mental wellbeing?
• Why are my kids so infatuated with technology?
• What are the current Screen time guidelines?
• Kristy Goodwin’s formula for calculating healthy screen time limits for your kids.
• The 7 basic developmental needs that all humans have:
• Tips to help manage screen time with your kids
• How to negotiate screen time with your children to avoid techno tantrums 
• What are the risks of excessive device usage?
• How devices are designed to appeal to our psychological needs and be highly addictive
• How we as dads can set a better example for our kids
• Why Multitasking is a myth – the research is unequivocal
• Tips for increasing your personal productivity and managing work-life balance
• How to discover your chronotype (Lark, Middle bird or Owl)
• Did you know that the developing eye needs 10-15 hours of natural sunlight a week
• Steve Jobs was reported as saying he wanted the icons on the iPhone to be so appealing you wanted to lick your screen

More info:

Show notes and further resources are available at https://thedadtrain.com/1