Healthy Screen Habits Podcast Hillary Wilkinson

Healthy Screen Habits was founded by a group of 4 moms who find it imperative to practice what we teach! Next week,  the podcast will take a break as we enjoy Spring Break with our own families.
During Spring Break, take some time to do some digital spring cleaning!  Delete unused apps and revisit memories of the past year by organizing photos. The act of revisiting memories brings about reminiscence which it turns out is one of the best ways to increase language with younger kids and strengthen memory.
Enjoy all of these memories and create new ones this Spring Break.
 

Andi Smiley is a mom of three littles 6 and under and podcasts have saved her sanity. Now she wants to help other moms find podcasts without getting overwhelmed so she started her own podcast about podcasts. She’s the host of The Friendly Podcast Guide, a podcast that helps moms find podcasts for themselves and for their kids. 
No more screen zombies!! Build strong imagination muscles by exposing your kids to some of the great kid podcasts out there.
Listen today!
 

Jo Piazza failed at being a momfluencer. 
She is a bestselling author, journalist and creator of Under The Influence podcast.  Her hilarious, and frankly a little horrifying take on how social media influences so much of our lives and how  the commodification of every single aspect of our lives is driving everyone ( but mostly girls, women and mothers) a little insane is on point.   We dive into all of the good things in this episode- including the screen practice that Jo says she’ll never give up…..like, ever. 
 

Lenore Skenazy is no stranger to doing hard things and sitting in the discomfort of letting your child explore their independence.  In 2008 she wrote an article about allowing her 9 year old son to ride a New York City subway all the way home, by himself.  The backlash from the public and media was swift…to say the least.  
Lenore says our kids are smarter, safer, and stronger than our culture gives them credit for and encourages us to get our kids outside, offline and let them grow. Listen now!
 

Kris Harrison, PhD is an expert in the relationships families have with media. As the Richard Cole imminent professor in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, she studies children and media in a family context. Recently, Kris focused on children's use of media devices and content for sensory regulation and how this is connected with parent-child conflict around the child's media use.
Our conversation in this episode centers around neurodivergent children and how their needs for sensory input can vary hugely from their siblings and friends.  Many ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) adults and children are finding success with using technology as a portable control device for overwhelming environments.
It’s a really good conversation - one that changed the way I see restaurants and other public areas. I hope you’ll listen!