Episode 17

Five options to consider!

In this episode I talk about what phone or device to give your kid when you are wanting to give them their first phone, they're asking about getting their first phone, or you need some way to keep in touch with them when they are away from you.

Since kids are getting phones at younger & younger ages, it is so so so important to understand that the smart phone is likely not the best thing to give from day one.

Listen in for the five most common options, three of which I WISH I had when my kids were at a point of getting their first phone! Be THAT Mom! 

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Episode 13

If one or two decisions could change the trajectory of our children's lives while growing up in our interconnected digital age, these could quite possibly be it.

(I sooooo wish I would have known these things years ago when I made this decision for my kids, each one getting one at younger and younger ages.)

It is often an exciting time for both us and the kiddo, but we also must realize that it is like a portal to the world, allowing access to our kid and our kid to the world, opening the door for comparison and feelings of inadequacy to enter their realm of awareness, while ushering their innocence out the door.

Listen in for my tips on making this decision if your child does not yet have a phone, or if needing to back pedal a bit on that decision if already made.

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