Today's episode is with Ralphie Jacobs, the founder of Simply on purpose, a platform where she offers tips for positive parenting in today's age.

In this episode, Ralphie emphasizes the

importance of creating a family culture, limiting screen time, and being a safe place for children

to talk about tough topics, including pornography. She advises parents to gradually introduce

technology, establish a family tech plan, and build self-confidence in children.

She encourages parents to strike a balance between freedom and boundaries, be vigilant for red flags in their children's digital activities,

and create a culture of open communication and mutual respect.

With that, let's jump into the conversation. We hope you enjoy this episode

of Consider Before Consuming. Ralphie, we're so excited to have you here today. Can you tell us

a little bit about yourself and your journey into parenting advocacy? Yeah. So I created a platform called Simply on Purpose.

And I started that when my oldest daughter was just becoming a teenager.

She's a preteen.

And I just saw this great need for parents to have more positive conversations about

their children and interacting as a family.

And so I just became an expert on positive parenting. The more and more I read about it and

the more I taught locally. And I just saw like a great need for for that in family's homes.

So I found it simply on purpose and I've been writing about family

culture and living with purpose. And I've traveled the U.S. teaching at workshops on positive

parenting and I've actually got an audio course as well that's helped thousands of homes.

It's just been a wonderful journey to be able

to help families meet that gap between where they want to be performing as parents and where

they actually are. And it just really takes a little bit of education and realizing that we're

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