The Guilt Is Worse Than the Screens: 3 Things That Actually Help | EP 118
About this episode
This episode discusses how screen time guilt can harm parent-child relationships more than the actual screen time itself.
Screen time guilt — the real reason it's damaging your relationship with your kids (and it's not the screens) You hand over the tablet. The house goes quiet for 20 minutes. And then that feeling hits — the pit in your stomach, the voice that says good moms don't do this. Here's what new research out of Lurie Children's Hospital actually found: that guilt? It may be doing more damage to your relationship than the screen time ever could. This episode is your permission slip to put it down. WHAT'S INSIDE THIS EPISODE: Why the screen time conversation is actually a mom burnout conversation in disguise — and what 49% of parents are quietly telling us about operating beyond capacity The breakthrough research finding from NY Times parenting journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer that will completely reframe why you feel disconnected after the iPad goes off The one sentence that stops the shame spiral mid-spin and keeps you present when the screen turns off 3 real things you can do right now that don't involve a color-coded chart or a family screen time meeting Why 15 minutes of connection beats any screen time rule you'll ever put in place — and how Natalie's coaching clients see the shift in…
People in this episode
Host: Natalie McCabe
Topics covered
- screen time
- parenting guilt
- mom burnout
- emotional health
- parent-child relationship
Keywords
- screen time guilt
- parenting
- mom burnout
- emotional health
- connection
- parenting research
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Lurie Children's Hospital, NY Times
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