S7 Episode 9: Summertime Screens

June 14, 2023

Hosted by Hillary Wilkinson

"With a little creativity you can create (affordable) camp-adjacent experiences!"

~ Hillary Wilkinson

Get your summer kicked off right and remain screen intentional by setting clear boundaries around screen time and scheduling lots of fun!  In this week’s episode Hillary shares personal plans and experiences she has used to keep summers tech-intentional.


Healthy Screen Habits Takeaway


Resources


Note: No transcript available for this episode.



About the podcast host, Hillary Wilkinson


Hillary found the need to take a big look at technology when her children began asking for their own devices. Quickly overwhelmed, she found that the hard and fast rules in other areas of life became difficult to uphold in the digital world. As a teacher and a mom of 2 teens, Hillary believes the key to healthy screen habits lies in empowering our kids through education and awareness. 


Parenting is hard. Technology can make it tricky. Hillary uses this podcast to help bring these areas together to help all families create healthy screen habits.


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