206: How Can We Roll Back Our Kids' Technology Use?

Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting

Dr. Lisa Damour/Good Trouble Productions

Kids & Family, Mental Health, Parenting, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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“Ask Lisa: The Psychology of Parenting” is the essential podcast for parents seeking expert guidance, tested strategies, and psychological insights on raising kids, especially tweens and teens. Join renowned clinical psychologist Dr. Lisa Damour and former journalist and mom of two Reena Ninan as they explore real-life parenting challenges. Looking to learn more about how to boost kids’ resilience, build their confidence, or support their emotional well-being? Dr. Lisa and Reena have got you covered! Together they address listener questions about stress, anxiety, social media concerns, school pressures, and challenges in peer relationships. Each episode provides practical advice and science-backed solutions to help parents raise resilient, confident, and emotionally healthy kids. Tune in every week for the latest topics in parenting, child psychology, and family wellness. Get answers to your most pressing parenting questions. New episodes drop every Tuesday. ________________ Are you worried about your kids' tech use but unsure where to start? In this episode, Dr. Lisa and Reena dive into the challenge every parent faces: guiding kids to develop healthier relationships with their devices. Lisa shares practical strategies for starting open, judgment-free conversations with your kids, co-creating family tech boundaries, and implementing key rules that can make a huge difference. This episode empowers parents to approach tech as a shared family challenge, offering insights to improve quality of life without unnecessary conflict. Watch now to gain actionable tips and learn how to navigate technology together as a family! Follow and subscribe to our YouTube channel where you can see all our latest video episodes: https://youtube.com/@asklisapodcast And follow us on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn @AskLisaPodcast, @Lisa.Damour, @ReenaNinan. Checkout Dr. Lisa’s website for more resources: https://www.drlisadamour.com/ Ask Lisa is produced by: https://www.goodtroubleproductions.com ________________ Episode Keywords: tech boundaries, digital wellness, screen time, tech habits, healthy tech use, family tech rules, social media limits, tech conversation, technology Show Keywords: ask lisa podcast, dr lisa damour, reena ninan, psychology, parenting, podcast, teens, tweens, parenting teens, parenting tweens, teen parenting, tween parenting, parenting tips, parenting advice, positive parenting, parenting podcast, teen behavior, tween challenges, raising tweens, raising teens, parenting hacks, parenting help, family dynamics, kids podcast, mental health, teen mental health, attachment styles, emotional intelligence

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0:00.0	Tell me a parenting issue everyone struggles with, with tweens and teens, but no one talks about.
0:06.9	Rina, I think a lot of people feel like they just don't know how to connect to their kid anymore.
0:12.3	I'm Rina Ninen and welcome to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast.
0:18.7	And I'm Dr. Lisa D'Amour.
0:20.3	We bring you science-back strategies for managing anxiety, discipline, intense emotions, and more.
0:26.6	We decode tough parenting challenges with tips that you can use right now.
0:32.0	So subscribe to Ask Lisa, the Psychology of Parenting Podcast, and join our YouTube community today. We're here to help
0:39.3	you untangle family life. Episode 206, how can we roll back our kids' technology use?
0:54.1	You know, I guess the question for today's podcast, can you put the genie back in the bottle with technology?
1:00.5	Right? That's the question. I think that is the billion dollar question, Rina. Like, once your kids have it.
1:09.0	Yeah. And once you see that you don't like how they're using it,
1:12.5	now what do you do? Okay, I can't wait to have this conversation with you. I want to read you
1:16.9	the letter that we got that I feel like every parent across the world deals with here.
1:21.3	Dear Dr. Lisa, I have a love-hate relationship with technology. I get it. Technology is exciting
1:26.6	and useful and a necessity in our society,
1:29.5	but I'm now the mother of three kids and I hate it. It's not just smartphones or social media,
1:35.0	but it now is extending to YouTube, video games, and sometimes even school assignments. My partner
1:41.1	and I desperately want to do a tech reset for all of us. I am just as guilty of wasting an hour on Instagram Reels. At the same time, I recognize how integral technologies become to our lives, and I don't want to socially isolate the kids either. Since a proverbial cat is already out of the bag, how do I get it back in without doing long-term damage to our relationship or harming my
2:04.6	kid's connection to their friends?
2:06.6	Thank you so much.
2:08.7	Oh my gosh.
2:10.3	That says it all.
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