There is a growing movement to commit to giving our primary-aged children unplugged childhoods! Dr Justin shares four things you can do NOW to give your children a play-based childhood, free from digital distractions and social media. 

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In this episode:
How would an enforcement even work?
Censorship
Age-verification for social media
Importance of holding platforms accountable
A movement to keep smartphones and social media out of primary school
Unplugged childhood
Kids need smart parents not smart phones

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Tech Giants Are Anti-Kids - Happy Families
#991 This Week In Parenting: Vape Zones, Baby Bans, & Nicotine Pouches
 How Do I Get My Daughter To Drop Social Media And Study For Exams? - Happy Families
Social media has the “exact same negative effect on depression” as eating potatoes | Quartz

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There is a growing movement to commit to giving our primary-aged children unplugged childhoods! Dr Justin shares four things you can do NOW to give your children a play-based childhood, free from digital distractions and social media. 
Subscribe to the Happy Families <a href="https://happyfamiliesfamilyeducation.activehosted.com/f/40">newsletter</a> for more details!
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>How would an enforcement even work?</li>
<li>Censorship</li>
<li>Age-verification for social media</li>
<li>Importance of holding platforms accountable</li>
<li>A movement to keep smartphones and social media out of primary school</li>
<li>Unplugged childhood</li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/kids-need-smart-parents-not-smart-phones">Kids need smart parents not smart phones</a></li>
</ul>
Related links:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/tech-giants-are-anti-kids">Tech Giants Are Anti-Kids - Happy Families</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/podcast/episode/991-this-week-in-parenting-vape-zones-baby-bans-nicotine-pouches">#991 This Week In Parenting: Vape Zones, Baby Bans, &amp; Nicotine Pouches</a></li>
<li><a href="https://happyfamilies.com.au/articles/how-do-i-get-my-daughter-to-drop-social-media-and-study-for-exams"> How Do I Get My Daughter To Drop Social Media And Study For Exams? - Happy Families</a></li>
<li><a href="https://qz.com/1309814/social-media-has-the-exact-same-negative-effect-on-depression-as-eating-potatoes">Social media has the “exact same negative effect on depression” as eating potatoes | Quartz</a></li>
</ul>
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#998 Social Media Shutdown

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