For the last month, I have been compiling data within my own technology uses and my kiddos screen time as well to see what was normal in my family.

The outcome of what I found could be the magic ticket to keeping your motherhood and the sweet spot between too much screen time and using technology

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Girl, if you feel like you're watching life go by from a window on the Hot Mess Express,

then it's time to roll up your sleeves, dig in, and get your life out of the chaos and

into confidence. You know, it's not uncommon for me to read in Facebook groups that other

moms are looking for ways to cut back on screen time and not know where to start. It's also not

uncommon to see families out at dinner with a tablet or a phone for each child at the table.

And it's not uncommon for us and our own home to have the television on during dinner.

There's a guy named Adam Leventhal.

He's a professor of preventative medicine and psychology, also the director of the USC Health, Emotion, and Addiction Laboratory at the Keck School of Medicine, of University of Southern California.

One of the studies that he did statistically shows that teens who are exposed to higher levels of digital media were significantly more likely to develop ADHD symptoms in the

future. Do a quick Google search on the impact of social media and screen time and technology,

on your kids, and on yourself. It's affecting the way that our brains process the world.

It's affecting our creativity, our mood, and our mental health.

I see it within my own family, and even though we have a very good grasp on things

in comparison to other families, I can see that the addiction of technology interferes with my ability to be creative

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