Dr Kristy Goodwin: How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?

When you woke up this morning, did you reach for your partner or your phone? Research has found that a confronting 90% of adults chose to reach for their devices - scary right?In today's episode, Sam Makhoul sits down with Dr Kristy Goodwin to gain insight and speak transparently on the relationship between digital consumption and our wellbeing. Dr Goodwin is one of Australia's leading digital parenting educators, researcher and author of Raising your Child in a Digital World.During this interview, the pair discuss the problematic dynamics of raising children in a digitally consumed world and share tools and techniques on how to conquer our media monsters and slaves to the screens. Dr Goodwin also gives us insight into:Her powerful four pillars for digital wellbeingHow digital has changed how we parentHow much screen time is too muchThe importance of creating digital boundariesThe three Bs to follow when it comes to digitalWant to learn more about Dr Kristy Goodwin? You can visit her website here.Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list to have receive our newly released podcasts straight to your inbox. Sign up here.Short for time? Then, why not skip ahead using the below timestamps: 3:15 - Why digital technology is not all negative12:22 - The addictive nature of digital and social media16:10 - Four pillars for digital wellbeing and techniques to resist phone temptation24:05 - Digi dementia - what is it and do you have it?28:05 - How to raise children in a digitally focused world37:10 - How parenting changed in the last 10 years38:58 - How we can regain control and become the pilot of our digital plane41:42 - How to delay your child from entering the digital streamMake sure you subscribe to our mailing list to have receive our newly released podcasts straight to your inbox. Sign up here.