EP 64 Building healthy digital habits and relationships with Jocelyn Brewer

About this episode

Kristi McVee and Jocelyn Brewer discuss building healthy digital habits and relationships in the context of parenting and technology.

In this episode of Conversations with Kristi , Kristi is joined by Jocelyn Brewer  - psychologist, former high school teacher, and founder of Digital Nutrition  - for a wide-ranging, deeply thoughtful conversation about technology, parenting, wellbeing, and what it truly means to stay human in a digital world. With over 20 years of experience working at the intersection of psychology, education, and technology, Jocelyn brings clarity, compassion, and a refreshingly non-shaming perspective to one of the most complex challenges facing families today: how to live well with technology rather than be consumed by it. Kristi and Jocelyn explore why online safety, digital wellbeing, mental health, and prevention cannot be treated as separate issues - and why bans, rules, and fear-based approaches alone will never be enough. They unpack how children’s behaviour online is often driven by a fundamental need to belong, how brains respond under stress and overwhelm, and why adults must build their own regulation skills if they want to support their children effectively. This episode challenges the idea of “digital natives” and reframes young people as digital orphans  - growing…

People in this episode

Host: Kristi McVee

Guest: Jocelyn Brewer

Topics covered

• digital habits
• parenting
• technology
• mental health
• wellbeing
• online safety

Keywords

• digital wellbeing
• parenting
• technology
• mental health
• online safety
• digital natives
• co-regulation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Digital Nutrition

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