Preventing screen-time meltdowns

My New Life

Kate Garlinge

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4.7 • 654 Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Screens are hard to avoid in today’s world, and when our children do have access, turning them off can bring on some big emotions! Have you ever wondered why they have these oversized reactions? Or how to avoid them?

My New Life host Jessica Rolph is joined by Dr. Martha Deiros Collado, a psychologist specializing in family therapy who has her own podcast called Talking Sense, and an Instagram presence at @dr.martha.psychologist. Listen to today’s episode for simple tips to bring more harmony to the conclusion of screen time.

Highlights:

[1:03] Does Dr. Martha use screens with her three-year-old?

[2:11] Which shows does Dr. Martha consider appropriate for her daughter?

[3:29] A listener asks for help managing her 3 year old’s big reactions every time she turns off the screen.

[4:19] What is a parent to do about these meltdowns?

[7:41] What is actually happening in the child’s brain while they are engaged with a screen?

[11:22] Is there any evidence that the type of programming can affect children’s behavior?

[13:55] Does sticking to a schedule or having some kind of routine around screens help with limit setting?

[16:02] Another parent shares a questions about timing exposure to screens.

[18:23] Should parents use screen time as a reward? And what about withholding screens as a punishment?

[23:55] What are some best practices around modeling moderation for our children?

[27:18] Jessica shares takeaways from her conversation with Dr. Martha.

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0:00.0	Welcome to My New Life, a Love Every podcast.
0:12.3	In this season of the podcast, we take a look at transitions.
0:15.9	From diaper to potty, crib to bed, saying goodbye to pacifiers,
0:20.1	we're here to support you through all these
0:22.8	tricky transitions and more, even the ones that we as parents resist. I'm your host, Jessica
0:29.1	Rolfe.
0:33.3	Screens are hard to avoid in today's world. And when our children do have access, turning them off
0:39.1	can bring on some big emotions. Ever wondered why these oversized reactions or how to avoid them?
0:46.8	Today's guest comes to us from London. Dr. Marta Cojado is a psychologist specializing in family
0:53.7	therapy. She has her own podcast called
0:56.4	Talking Sense and an Instagram presence at Dr. Marta psychologist. Keep listening for simple tips to
1:03.1	bring more harmony to the ending of screen time. So I have to ask, do you use screens with your
1:09.6	three-year-old? Well, I think use screens is probably not the way
1:14.5	I'd put it, but yes, she watches TV sometimes, and she watches very particular shows that we've
1:21.3	kind of agreed are okay for her to watch. And it's very kind of boundaryed, but also regular, so she knows when she's going to get it.
1:30.3	And I guess the only other time that I would use screens in that way in terms of I'm using them for something would be in the car.
1:38.3	So sometimes we go on quite long trips in the car, so they might be three hours plus.
1:46.1	And I think screens can be really helpful to kind of support kids with distraction with like long travels. And similarly on a
1:52.5	plane, we've gone long haul to like Canada. And it's been like a lifesaver. So I would use
1:58.8	screens in that sense as she does watch TV across the week. But it's quite limited because she's quitever. So I would use screens in that sense, as she does watch TV across the week,
2:02.3	but it's quite limited because she's quite little. So she doesn't get, she doesn't get very
2:07.3	long, really, but I think for her it's enough. And what shows do you consider appropriate for her?
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