1KHO 253: A Childhood on the Screens is Not Really a Childhood | Joelle and Angela Hanscom, Timbernook

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 29 February 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

In her podcast debut Joelle Hanscom, a senior in high school shares her remarkable journey navigating a childhood intentionally free from the clutches of screens. This episode features Joelle alongside her mother, Angela Hanscom, the acclaimed author of Balanced and Barefoot and founder of Timbernook. Joelle shares her unique perspective on growing up without the constant presence of electronic devices, revealing that her mom held off on introducing cell phones until her freshman year of high school. Throughout the conversation, Joelle paints a vivid picture of the stark difference between her childhood, characterized by face-to-face communication and meaningful connections, and the prevalent screen-centric culture in her high school. Her observations of classmates immersed in their phones before and after lessons underscore the challenges of fostering genuine interactions in a digitally dominated world. As the discussion unfolds, Joelle becomes a powerful advocate for the benefits of outdoor play, discussing resilience, bravery, and independence as direct outcomes of embracing the natural world. Joelle's personal anecdotes provide listeners with a firsthand account of the transformative impact of unstructured play on her identity and self-assurance. The episode navigates through Joelle's experiences, shedding light on the importance of adults stepping back to allow children the freedom to assess risks and shape their own narrative. Joelle's story becomes a compelling testament to the potential of outdoor play in cultivating not just a childhood, but a resilient and confident individual ready to face the world. Listeners are left inspired to consider the profound effects of embracing the outdoors early in a child's life and the valuable lessons Joelle's journey imparts on parenting and fostering independence. ** Purchase your copy of Balanced and Barefoot here >> https://amzn.to/3wBTV5Z Learn more about Timbernook here >> https://timbernook.com/ ** Download your free 1000 Hours Outside tracker here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/trackers Find everything you need to kick off your 1000 Hours Outside Journey here >> https://www.1000hoursoutside.com/blog/allthethings Order of copy of Ginny's newest book, Until the Streetlights Come On here >> https://amzn.to/3RXjBlN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	All right here we go. Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is
0:05.2	Jenny Eurich. I'm the founder of 1000 Hours Outside and you are in for a treat
0:09.4	today, a total treat. I reference the book Balanced and barefoot by Angela Hanscomb. I mean
0:15.6	multiple times a week I think like this comes out of my mouth just constantly
0:19.5	talking and Angela is here but also with her daughter Joelle who is a senior in high school
0:25.2	this year about to graduate.
0:26.8	Welcome to the both of you.
0:28.8	Thank you for having us.
0:30.5	They match.
0:31.5	You can't see them. They're like their faces match. It's like the
0:35.9	coolest thing. I just want to just say and people I've probably heard it quite a bit
0:40.7	but the book balanced and barefoot really did change our
0:43.0	childhood experience I think it's when I say it all the time that every family
0:46.1	should own and every teacher should read because it really matters getting our
0:50.3	kids out to play and what's really cool that Joelle is here because I
0:53.7	think we're starting to get a little bit of feedback or a lot a bit of
0:56.8	feedback from those who have grown up in an age when screens are dominating a lot of
1:01.8	things and Joelle I actually I talked to a young screens are dominating a lot of things.
1:02.6	And Joelle, I actually, I talked to a young man who's 20,
1:06.0	so a couple years older than you recently,
1:08.0	and he had a little bit of an opposite story than you,
1:11.4	where he said his childhood basically was stolen he felt like because
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