Safely Navigating the Digital Minefield w/ Joshua Adams
welcome to Season 4!
Equipping parents during their child’s academic years to bring learning to daily moments.
on today’s episode…
On this episode Dr. Kelly Cagle interviews guest Joshua Adams, an expert in managing YouTube channels and a partner at Parent ProTech. They discuss the importance of online safety and the impact of excessive screen time on children's mental health. Joshua shares statistics on cyberbullying, exposure to explicit content, and online predators.
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Summary
Summary
In this episode, Kelly Cagle interviews Joshua Adams, an expert in managing YouTube channels and a partner at Parent ProTech. They discuss the importance of online safety and the impact of excessive screen time on children's mental health. Joshua shares statistics on cyberbullying, exposure to explicit content, and online predators. They emphasize the need for parents to set boundaries and establish healthy tech habits for their children. Kelly also shares her approach to her son's device usage, including the use of safe tech devices designed for kids. In this conversation, Kelly Cagle and Joshua Adams discuss the need for devices built specifically for teens and the risks of handing over devices to them without proper boundaries. They also explore the issues faced by teens and school leaders, including bullying, cyberbullying, extortion, and sex-torsion. The impact of deep fakes and screen time addiction is also discussed. The conversation highlights the false sense of community on social media and the importance of understanding the maturity of teen brains. Joshua emphasizes the need for modeling healthy tech use and equipping communities to navigate technology. The pyramid of equipping students is introduced, focusing on relationships, resources, and restrictions. The conversation concludes with the importance of creating boundaries and being a low-tech family for long-term well-being.
Takeaways
Parent ProTech is a platform that provides resources and support to help parents and educators navigate the challenges of online safety and tech usage.
Excessive screen time can have negative effects on children's mental health, including increased risk of anxiety and depression.
Setting boundaries and establishing healthy tech habits, such as limiting screen time and keeping devices out of bedrooms, can help protect children from online dangers.
Safe tech devices designed for kids, like those offered by Gab Wireless, can provide a safer and more controlled online experience for children. Devices built specifically for teens are needed to provide appropriate features and parental controls.
Handing over devices to teens without boundaries can lead to risks and negative consequences.
Teens and school leaders face issues such as bullying, cyberbullying, extortion, and sex-torsion.
Deep fakes and screen time addiction have a significant impact on teens' well-being.
Social media creates a false sense of community and can have negative effects on mental health.
Understanding the maturity of teen brains is crucial in addressing their technology use.
Modeling healthy tech use and equipping communities are essential in navigating technology.
The pyramid of equipping students includes relationships, resources, and restrictions.
Creating boundaries and being a low-tech family promotes long-term well-being.
Find more about Joshua Adams and follow him on Instagram @parentprotech
HEY THERE! I’M DR. CAGLE… DO YOU NEED HELP WITH CREATING GREAT HABITS???
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Healthy parenting is about seeing yourself as your child’s #1 teacher, saying the right words (or nothing at all) at the right time, and having the right tools to be intentional and impactful. Guessing your way through life, which is what most parents do, is a recipe for failure, but following the lead of someone who has two decades of research-based information and fully understands the demands of parenthood is a recipe for a full life— for you and your child.
With a PhD in education, I’m here to teach you how to use daily moments are learning opportunities so you raise confident and competent lifelong learners that thrive in an ever-changing world.
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