Eternal Screentime of the Spotless Mind - Parenting in the Social Media Age
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awenest Parent Podcast is brought to you by awenest baby, the 100% plant-based baby care brand.
Kinshuk and Sakshi kick off the show with Nidhi Sudhan, a responsible tech & media advocate. Nidhi cofounded Citizen Digital Foundation in 2021 to foster Information Literacy and Responsible Innovation.
Screentime for kids is something that every parent universally worries about - how much, from what age, what type? Answers to all these questions are provided by Nidhi in today's episode! A must-listen for every parent!
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Resources for parents and children recommended by our guest Nidhi Sudhan:
Guidelines On Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour And Sleep For Children Under 5 Years Of Age - WHO
https://iris.who.int/bitstream/handle/10665/311664/9789241550536-eng.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
The Anxious Generation (book by Jonathan Haidt):
https://www.anxiousgeneration.com
The Sapien Labs ‘Age of First Smartphone Use and MHQ’ study:
https://sapienlabs.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Sapien-Labs-Age-of-First-Smartphone-and-Mental-Wellbeing-Outcomes.pdf
Remove explicit images online
Know the nutrition level of popular social apps
Common Sense Media (most recommended globally for parents)
https://www.commonsensemedia.org
Children and Screens
https://www.childrenandscreens.com
CDF toolkits and resources for parents and students (several resources for parents’ various requirements)
https://citizendigitalfoundation.org/publications/
Understanding Sextortion: No escape room – NCMEC
Toolkit to fight sextortion by Social Media Matters - India
https://www.socialmediamatters.in/online-safety-hub/toolkit-against-sextortion
Google Interland - Game for children to become smarter online
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland/
How to be a good digital parent toolkit & videos
https://www.fosi.org/how-to-be-good-digital-parent#toolkit-form
Making news and reading fun for children (paid)
On all CDF paid content, use code CDFGTS to get 15% off.
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