Constantly Connected (The Joys & Challenges Of Parenting In The Smartphone Era): Voices 83
The Mom Hour
Mom Hour Media
4.9 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 June 2023
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
Being a mom in 2023 means having a device connecting you to the world, wherever you go. It isn’t all bad or all good – but it does impact our parenting lives at every turn. Join Kia and Jayme, moms of kids ages toddler to teen, as they chat about the good, the bad, and the ugly of being constantly connected – plus offer some tech-positive suggestions for managing smartphone use when things start to feel out of balance. Enjoy!
The Mom Hour Voices is a special series on The Mom Hour, showcasing diverse voices from across the motherhood community. Click here to browse all past Voices episodes, which include conversations with and between members of our contributor team, plus expert interviews and conversations with moms from our community. Meagan and Sarah will be back on Tuesday!
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- Interested in putting your screens down more? Read this article for tips!
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- Getting Outdoors With Kids: Voices 75 With Jayme Sherrod & Jennifer Carroll
- OMG We’re Sick AGAIN?!: Episode 389
- What’s New In Baby Gear & Baby Shower Registries: Voices 77 with Kia Hammond and Katherine DeVries
- Real Stories About Postpartum Mental Health: Voices 74 With Emily Roark And Kia Hammond
- Preparing Kids (Of All Ages) For A New Baby: Voices 67 With Kia Hammond
- Teen Parents, Parenting Teens (Young Motherhood, Raising Teen Girls & More!): Episode 414
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Mom Hour. This is Sarah, and I am here with Megan. Hey, Megan. |
| 0:06.0 | Hey, Sarah. Wait a second. Why are we here talking before the music? |
| 0:10.0 | Okay. I know. This is a little different. |
| 0:12.0 | Well, we're popping into let everyone know that our voices series is back today after a bit of a hiatus. |
| 0:18.0 | The Mom Hour voices is a series we launched way back in 2016, and it's featured dozens and dozens of guests over the years. |
| 0:25.0 | We've had experts on. We've had real moms from our community. We've had panel discussions. |
| 0:29.0 | And more recently, we've started to incorporate the voices of moms from our contributor team. |
| 0:34.0 | Yeah, and we hit pause on voices in 2022, but we're really excited to bring it back today. |
| 0:39.0 | And this episode is a fun first, Sarah. It's an episode of the Mom Hour that features neither of us. |
| 0:45.0 | I know this feels really big. So today's episode is a conversation between Jamie and Kia, two members of our team that you've all gotten to know over the last year and a half or so. |
| 0:54.0 | Their kids range in age from baby all the way up to team. And today they're digging into motherhood and technology in a conversation we know you're all going to love. |
| 1:02.0 | Well, we'll be back in your ears on Tuesday as always with another all new episode. |
| 1:06.0 | But for now, here's Jamie and Kia in the latest episode in the Mom Hour voices series. |
| 1:12.0 | Hi, I'm Megan and I'm Sarah. We're two moms with eight kids between us and we're the hosts of the Mom Hour. |
| 1:19.0 | On this show, we're joined by a team of unique mom voices from across the country and in different stages of motherhood to bring you tips, ideas and encouragement and to help you feel a little less alone. |
| 1:29.0 | We all know that motherhood is a lot easier when real moms share honest truths and remind each other that it's all going to be okay. |
| 1:36.0 | We're not experts. We're parents who've been there. We're not perfect. We're real. Welcome to the Mom Hour. |
| 1:44.0 | Hey, everyone and welcome to the Mom Hour. This is Jamie Sherrod and I am here with fellow contributor Kia ham and today. |
| 1:53.0 | Hey, Jamie. So as you can tell here, neither of us is Megan or Sarah, which is not an accident, but might feel a little strange. |
| 2:05.0 | We are hoping you will stick with us because we are excited about the topic today, which is really going to span all stages of motherhood, I think. |
| 2:17.0 | Because we're talking about the experience of being a mom with those little devices in our hands, also known as our phones that keep us constantly connected to the world and people around us. |
| 2:31.0 | This isn't going to be like a tech or phone bashing episode at all, just to be clear, because I think Kia, you and I both really like our phones, right? |
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