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Unplug and Plug InHelping kids be intentional with tech Author: Lisa Honold
Unplug and Plug In is for parents--we'll explore your relationship with technology as well as how to help your child develop a healthy relationship with tech, screen time and most importantly with you. Lisa Honold, the host, is a parenting coach devoted to keeping kids safe online. She is founder and director of the Center for Online Safety and national public speaker on digital wellness, cyber safety and peaceful parenting. https://centerforonlinesafety.com In bi-weekly episodes, parents will hear Lisa's thoughts as well as interviews with scientists, experts, educators, doctors, therapists, specialists and Moms in a search to find a healthy balance with technology. Join us to discover how you can unplug from distractions and plug into what matters! Language: en Genres: Education, Kids & Family, Parenting, Self-Improvement Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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Guest Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor (part 2) Using brain science to help kids navigate the pressures of screen time
Episode 11
Thursday, 21 July, 2022
Did you know that humans have brains that are prone to addiction? So how do we protect our kids from addiction to excessive gaming and screen time? That's what we're going to discuss today with my special guest, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor. Yes - our topic is literally brain science and how we can apply what we know about the brain to help kids navigate screen time, social media and the pressures online. Dr. Jill is profoundly gifted at taking complex scientific information and boiling it down into ideas that stick and are helpful in understanding humans and the way our brains work. One of my all time favorite quotes is from her. "Be responsible for the energy you bring into a room."This interview was so insightful with so many aha moments that it's split into two podcast episodes. This is the second one. Please listed to the first one (episode 10) before this one! You'll get background information on the four sides of the human brain and how a child's brain and a teen brain is actually different than an adult brain and why that matters, when it comes to parenting and working with kids.Grab a pencil. You're gonna wanna take notes on this one!Guest informationDr. Jill Bolte Taylor is a Harvard-trained and published neuroscientist. In 1996 she experienced a severe hemorrhage (AVM) in the left hemisphere of her brain causing her to lose the ability to walk, talk, read, write, or recall any of her life. Her memoir, My Stroke of Insight, documenting her experience with stroke and eight-year recovery, spent 63 weeks on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and is still routinely the #1 book in the category Stroke in the Amazon marketplace.Dr. Jill is a dynamic teacher and public speaker who loves educating all age groups, academic levels, as well as corporations and not-for-profit organizations about the beauty of our human brain. She focuses on how we can activate the power of our neuroplasticity to not only recover from neurological trauma, but how we can purposely choose to live a more flexible, resilient, and satisfying life.In 2008 Dr. Jill gave the first TED talk that ever went viral on the Internet, which now has well over 27.5 million views. Also in 2008, Dr. Jill was chosen as one of Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in the World” and was the premiere guest on Oprah Winfrey’s “Soul Series” webcast. Her new book, Whole Brain Living – the Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life is a #1 release on Amazon in categories ranging from Neuroscience to Nervous System Diseases and Stroke.Unplug & Plug inWe always end with this question for guests - What are you plugging into? And what are you unplugging from?Dr. Jill didn't disappoint! She's plugging into her needs and desires in all four areas of her brain. She's plugging into technology for interviews like ours, to satisfy her Character One, but she's also unplugging and making time to play, to keep her Character Three happy.Takeaway"Ask yourself - what resonates with your soul - and go do more of that!" (Dr. Jill) is how we ended this episode and what a fantastic way to end!I'd love to hear your a-ha moments!Our sponsorOur sponsor today is the Center for Online Safety. Their mission is to keep kids safe online and they offer training for parents and schools to protect kids from cyberbullying, predators, pornography and other inappropriate content.Next StepsFollow the Unplug & Plug In podcast for parents so you can get future episodes delivered to your device. It's free!Please leave a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating so our podcast will be seen by other parents.
