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The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

1KHO 194: Adults Can't Really Imagine How Bad Kids Feel | Sean Killingsworth, The Reconnect Movement

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Sean Killingsworth, founder of the Reconnect Movement joins us as we confront one of the most urgent issues of our time - the impact of screens and smartphones on our children's lives. In this compelling discussion, Sean sheds light on how screens have dramatically altered childhood experiences, leaving a generation trapped in an addictive cycle of entertainment and artificial social interactions. They delve into personal anecdotes, highlighting the profound consequences of excessive screen use and the erosion of genuine social connections. Sean calls for a crucial shift in parenting and education, advocating for a return to genuine, in-person interactions and the creation of phone-free mini-communities. He emphasizes the necessity of protecting childhood and fostering authentic connections, challenging us to be bold leaders in our communities and prioritize our children's well-being. Join us in this critical conversation as we strive to give our children the childhood they deserve - one free from the clutches of a screen-dominated society. It's time to reclaim childhood and preserve the essence of true socializing for the well-being of future generations. Learn more about Sean here >> https://thereconnectmovement.com/ Watch Sean's 10-minute presentation about the social wasteland here >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KExaW1RbSYA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Jenny Eurech, I'm the founder of

0:04.3

1000 Hours Outside and I have skater, surfer, and the founder of the Reconect Movement,

0:10.2

Sean Killingsworth here with us today. Welcome Sean.

0:13.0

Hi. It's so cool that you're here. You are my youngest guest. I also interviewed one time

0:19.8

an author duo. It was a son and a father and he was in his teen years too.

0:25.3

So we've had you and him as young guests on the podcast and I'm so thrilled to talk with

0:30.1

you about what you're doing with the Reconect Movement and just your thoughts on screens and kids.

0:36.9

So can you give us just a little introduction, who you are, where are you, and then we can dive a little bit more into the reconnect movement.

0:44.7

Yeah, of course. So I'm Sean Killingsworth. I am born and raised Orlando, Florida.

0:50.4

I grew up as a very outside kid actually my mom was super like on us playing outside and

0:58.9

we got 30 minutes of screen time a week and we had to do a super long list of chores to

1:06.7

unlock that 30 minutes. Do you refuse to ever get us any handheld gaming devices, anything like that.

1:13.4

I grew up loving the outdoors.

1:14.6

I'm an Eagle Scout, so I grew up camping a lot

1:17.5

with my Boy Scout troop.

1:19.0

I currently go to college at Valencia in Orlando.

1:23.4

I spend a lot of time on the reconnect movement.

1:26.0

Is that where you're at right now?

1:26.9

Like are you in a dorm room?

1:29.0

No, I'm in an apartment.

1:30.6

I live with my brother and another friend that goes to college here.

1:34.0

Oh, it's so cool.

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