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Are You Addicted To Your Smartphone?

Are You Addicted To Your Smartphone?

There’s plenty of distressing research into what smartphones are doing to adult 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 smart phones. Are you one of them?

[11:30] Smart phone 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 smart phones on children’s/teens’ wellness

[37:00] 5 reasons parents say they’re pulled to give their child a smart phone, plus alternative solutions!

[43:00] Individual actions impact the collective. How to make delaying the smart phone a staple in your  community

 

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We are change makers, and change making means making difficult decisions, having difficult conversations, and going against the grain. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: Why we need to (yet again!) rethink our approach to technology and delay the age at which we give our children access to smartphones.

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