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Mama Knows

The Truth About Screen Time Limits w/Clare Morell

Mama Knows

Cloud10

Parenting, Kids & Family

5.01K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

In this conversation, Nina Caviggiola and Clare Morell discuss the significant impact of technology on children, particularly focusing on cell phone and screen use. They explore the addictive nature of interactive screens, the inadequacy of screen time limits, and the importance of fostering real-life social connections. Clare emphasizes the necessity of a digital detox for families and provides practical advice for parents on managing technology in their children's lives. The discussion highlights the challenges of navigating a tech-saturated world while prioritizing children's mental health and well-being. Clare Morell is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she directs EPPC’s Technology and Human Flourishing Project. She is also the author of the book, The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones, published by Penguin Random House. Ms. Morell has had opinion pieces published in the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Fox News, Bloomberg News, The New York Post, Newsweek, among others. Ms. Morell has testified before Congress and her work has also been featured in The New York Times. Ms. Morell lives with her husband and three children in Washington, D.C. https://thetechexit.com https://claremorell.substack.com https://eppc.org/author/clare_morell/ Instagram: @thetechexit The best way to cook just got better. Go to HelloFresh.com/MAMAKNOWS10FM now to Get 10 Free Meals + a Free Item for Life!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

If I get my kid a phone, I'll be able to keep in touch with them all the time.

0:02.8

We'll be on it all the time.

0:04.1

He could walk to school by himself. She could see something, she shouldn't. He could chat with grandma. Friends, trolls. They can access anything on the internet. They can access anything on the internet. So, should I give my kid a phone? Growing up with phones isn't always easy. Introducing EEE safer Sims. Sims that help moderate usage and shield harmful content on any smartphone.

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0:24.2

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0:25.7

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0:27.5

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0:36.5

If you know anything about me, you know that I'm extremely passionate about media, social media, cell phone use in children.

0:45.3

It is one thing that I won't cave on.

0:48.4

But now that my kid is going into first grade, he's seven. He's already starting to ask for a cell phone.

0:56.5

I don't think he understands what that even means. He sees everyone around him on a phone,

1:02.8

including his parents, which that's a whole other can of worms we can get into. But I think

1:08.2

that the cell phone use in children, and this goes without trying to shame

1:13.2

anyone, I think that cell phone use and children is just absolutely unreal, the fact that we are

1:20.1

just handing children cell phones at such young ages. And actually, I was talking to someone about this,

1:25.8

and they said, like, cell phones and social media and just the internet in general is the new scary thing for kids.

1:33.1

It used to be like, don't go out after dark or don't talk to strangers.

1:37.3

Like now strangers are much more safe than people on the internet.

1:41.2

So I'm very passionate about this topic.

1:43.8

I want every single parent to know

1:46.2

how important it is to be knowledgeable around this topic for your children because our kids are

1:53.1

growing up in a media age. We're growing up in such tech world that I can't even grasp. I am a social media influencer, which I don't even

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