How to Help Your Parents Cut Down Their Screen Time
Chasing Life
CNN
4.5 • 8K Ratings
🗓️ 29 May 2026
⏱️ 30 minutes
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| 0:45.7 | Welcome to chasing life. You know, some things occurred to me recently. We've spent a lot of time talking about kids and their screen time. |
| 0:53.5 | I have three girls. It is a big topic of conversation in my house. But lately, I of time talking about kids and their screen time. I have three girls. |
| 0:55.1 | It is a big topic of conversation in my house. |
| 0:57.9 | But lately I've been noticing something a little different in my own life. |
| 1:01.7 | My parents, older relatives, and even some of my own friends, they are spending a lot |
| 1:07.4 | of time on their phones. |
| 1:09.6 | They're watching videos, they're scrolling, they're |
| 1:12.3 | going down these rabbit holes. We've been really focused on reducing screen time for kids, |
| 1:17.1 | but maybe are we forgetting that it's really not good for any of us, including older adults, |
| 1:22.2 | including my own parents. Why is this happening? What does it mean for their lives? What does it |
| 1:27.3 | mean for their brains as they age? When does it go from a legitimate way to stay connected? Which I think we all agree can be a good thing. When does it go from that to something we should actually be concerned about? And if this is what we're seeing now, what does it mean for younger generations who've basically grown up with |
| 1:45.1 | screens? They've never known a life without screens. These are big questions. They're important |
| 1:49.3 | questions. So today I'm going to be talking with board certified psychiatrist, Dr. Sue Varma. |
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