#210 - How to Lazy Genius Kids’ Screen Time
The Lazy Genius Podcast
Kendra Adachi
4.8 • 5.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 May 2021
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
It’s here, you guys, it’s here! This is such a highly requested topic, and I think now that we’re about to go into summer, we could use some perspective on how to approach this ever-present topic. So I have three perspectives and then a few ideas for house rules when it comes to your kids and screen time.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey you guys, welcome to the Lazy Genius Podcast. |
| 0:04.2 | I'm Kendra Adachi and I'm here to help you be a genius about the things that matter |
| 0:08.8 | and lazy about the things that don't. |
| 0:10.8 | Today's episode 210, how to Lazy Genius Kids Scree Time! |
| 0:15.3 | It's here you guys, it's here! |
| 0:17.1 | This is such a highly requested topic and I think now that we're about to go into summer |
| 0:21.9 | we could use some perspective on how to approach this very ever-present problem. |
| 0:26.5 | So I have three perspectives and then a few ideas for house rules when it comes to your |
| 0:31.2 | kids and screen time. |
| 0:33.7 | First thing, there is not one correct approach to this. |
| 0:37.8 | We think there is, but there really isn't. |
| 0:40.2 | There's no universal rule or approach or time limit or any of it. |
| 0:44.4 | There have been seasons of my life, particularly when I was pregnant with my middle son Ben |
| 0:49.2 | and Sam was not even two years old yet and I was so tired. |
| 0:54.8 | Sam was and is a very high-energy kid. |
| 0:58.2 | He can run circles around his own circles and I just couldn't do it. |
| 1:02.8 | I just didn't know how to spend my days because I was sick. |
| 1:05.3 | I was so tired, I couldn't get up off the couch a lot of days and we would like read |
| 1:09.4 | and we'd try and play on the floor and all things but that just wouldn't last for a |
| 1:13.2 | long. |
| 1:14.6 | So Sam watched a lot of TV that year simply because I didn't have another option. |
| 1:18.8 | I could not see another option and that is okay. |
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