What Every Parent Needs to Know About Screens and Technology, With Ash Brandin

Описание: You’re navigating parenting in a world where screens are unavoidable, and this episode will help you release the guilt that often comes with that reality. In this episode, Melissa, Esther, and their guest, Ash Brandin, explore why leisure and downtime are essential for both you and your children, and how to model a healthy relationship with technology.

Today’s guest is Ash Brandin. They are an educator, author of Power On, and are known online as The Gamer Educator. They help families rethink screen time without fear or shame.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

How letting go of screen guilt can create more peace and connection at home.
Why screen time should be viewed as a family issue, not just a child issue.
How screens can benefit kids by supporting calmer, more regulated caregivers.
Why kids deserve true downtime that doesn’t have to be creative or productive.
How educational pressure around screens often serves adult guilt more than kids’ needs.
How to evaluate screen-time data without letting it overwhelm you.
How modeling healthy leisure teaches kids to balance responsibility and rest as adults.

Thank you to Ash Brandin for being on our show!

Learn more about Ash, aka The Gamer Educator at   / thegamereducator  
Get Ash’s book, Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family: https://www.thegamereducator.com/book

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