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Wondering if you should wrap up that new phone for your child this Christmas? Before you do, listen to this episode as Arlene shares two big ideas for living in an intentional tech home. If you can use technology to help your kids and not hurt them, that will be a huge gift you can bring to your family this Christmas and beyond. Arlene talks about:
3:00 I had no intentions of hurting her but I did
6:10 Don’t wait for tech to clean up its act
9:10 Picture a snow globe. What would the ideal amount of tech in your home look like?
13:00 Tech as a last resort, not as a first resort
16:50 Wrap this instead of a phone up for Christmas
18:25 Delay, delay, delay – the longer, the better
23:00 Is your child’s circadian rhythm working?
27:55 What do you want Christmas day to look like in your home with technology?
28:50 Does this help future me?
32:35 My suggested age(s) to get a smartphone
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