Show Notes
Guest Hillary Wilkinson is a wife, mom, educator and co-founder of Healthy Screen Habits, a non-profit organization that works with community leaders to educate and empower families to create healthy habits for screen use. The organization helps families establish healthy screen habits through raising awareness, providing tools, and creating change.
In this episode, Hillary and I discuss how technology has changed humanity and what studies are showing about it’s affect on our brains and human development.
This is information we all should be aware of so we can be mindful in the use of technology so that it is helpful to us instead of harmful to our families and society in general.
To learn more, connect with Hillary Wilkinson via:
Website: www.healthscreenhabits.org
Email her directly: Hillary@HealthyScreenHabits.org
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Other Josieology Episodes mentioned
Episode 3: Surf Therapy – A Walk on Water
Episode 5: Sleep Solutions for Middle-Agers
Promo Code
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Books Mentioned in Episode 12
Healthy Screen Habits Resources
Guide your family through difficult conversations and create your own personalized “Family Technology Plan.” Every family is different so the choices you make regarding technology use will be specific to your family.
Find out how to create more balance in the way you and your family use technology by downloading Healthy Screen Habits’ FREE Healthy Screen Habits Tech Tips.
Other Resources
Google Family Link – if your family is a mix of iPhones and Android Phones the Family Link app lets you set digital ground rules to help guide them as they learn, play, and explore online.
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