What Screens Are Really Doing to Your Kid’s Brain (Part 1) - EP 119
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In this episode, Gloria DeGaetano discusses the impact of screen time on children's brains and offers strategies for reducing reliance on screens.
Screen time and child development: 30 years of research says your kid’s brain is wiring itself right now. You already know screens are a thing. What nobody told you is what’s actually happening inside your child’s brain every time they scroll, click, or stare at that flat glowing rectangle. Gloria DeGaetano has spent 30 years knee-deep in the neuroscience of screen time and child development — and what she’s found will make you put down your own phone too. In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Gloria shares the story that started it all, why reducing screen time can work in as little as one week, and the surprisingly simple mindset shift that makes every other strategy actually stick. WHAT’S INSIDE THIS EPISODE: Why Gloria DeGaetano — founder of the Parent Coaching Institute, author of 9+ books, and Natalie’s own mentor — started researching screens back in 1996 (spoiler: two rambunctious boys and a missing TV set) The “paradox of less” — how giving kids more screen time to buy yourself peace actually backfires and makes boundaries harder over time Why 7 billionaires now control what your child sees, thinks, and craves — and why most parents have no idea The one fundamental…
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