My husband and I made a fatal error. We gave our pre-teen limited access to a screen at a developmentally vulnerable age. And then we took it back.

On today's show: A cautionary tale about what happened when we eased up on our household's screen rules.

Here's a preview:

[3:00 ] My household's descent into screendom: How did we get here?

[16:00 ] "The light went out behind her eyes" and other tween behavioral and personality changes

[21:00 ] The four foundational harms of smart phones, according to Jonathan Heidt

[28:00 ] Kids are highly susceptible to both conformist bias and prestige bias. That's why phones are so darn powerful

[31:00 ] If you don't want your child to act like a TikTok influencer, don't give them access to TikTok!

[32:00 ] The presence of screens reduces a child's interest in all other non-screen activities (and other helpful reminders)

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