Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside Podcast. My name is Ginny Urich, and this is our third summer

mashup episode on the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. And this one is with one of my favorite authors

who has really changed my life, Dr. Nicholas Carderis. Dr. Nicholas Carderis is one of the

world's leading experts on the impact of screens on children and adults.

He is the bestselling author of Glow Kids and Digital Madness, and he spent decades working with tech addiction, mental health, and neuroscience.

We've pulled together the most powerful moments from all three of his appearances on this podcast.

So if you're new to his work,

or if you listen before but need a refresher, this is for you. Summer is when children should thrive,

but in a world of addictive technology, it's getting harder and harder for kids just to be kids.

This episode is your wake-up call and your lifeline. It is full of hope, tools, and truth.

So turn it up, take a walk, or gather the family, and let's dive in.

We're starting with the moment where it all began.

Here is Dr. Carderis sharing the chilling story that launched his life's work.

Yeah, so as you said, I've been working as a psychologist and working in mental health for about 20 years.

And I noticed a shift about 10 years ago.

And I had been working a lot with adolescents.

I was through a lot of school district-based work, just a teenager that were getting referred

to me.

And I started seeing as an eviction specialist who also specializes in mental health, I started seeing as an addiction specialist who also specializes mental

health, I started seeing a change happening. And initially there was sort of a drip, drip,

drip of a faucet awareness that there was something shifting in the landscape of our children.

And then sort of my tipping point happened. I write about it in flow kids.

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