"PARENT TALK" with Larissa – Details, episodes & analysis

What is happening to our kids, they are obsessed with social media and can't get off it? They come home, eat and start scrolling, they don't even talk to their parents, siblings or pet their dogs... Even our pets are happy to see us and people are too addicted  with their head in their own phones as parents to notice.

Kate Duffy is the founder of Don't Press Send. By the way,

You school can have her in to do presentations and workshops. 

We need to educate kids and parents about how tech is changing behaviour and academic performance. Education is collapsing for many reasons for phones is the most detrimental factor in how are children are learning and developing their psychological processing. Neurodiverse children are at most risk for social media addiction online.https://dontpresssend.com

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https://sencanada.ca/en/senators/miville-dechene-julie/

Dr. Julie Miville-Dechene is Senator in Quebec and is out to protect kids from watching pornography under 18 for many obvious reasons. We share those in the podcast.

She is on a mission with the Bill S-211. What is it and why do we need a third party verification to keep children under 18 off pornography as physicians say their brains just can't interpret it in any shape of form. 

She shares the many reasons why children need to be protected. 

Here is her information and please get involved if you wish to protect your kids here in Ontario.

• Province: Quebec (Inkerman)
• Affiliation: Independent Senators Group
• Telephone: 613-943-4780
• Email: julie.miville-dechene@sen.parl.gc.ca 
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• Staff: Biard, Sylvie; Lussier, Jérôme; Morin, Catherine-Anne
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How is the internet and phones affecting our children's mental health? Their Safety? Their physical health?

Jen Hoey, Founder of NOTMYKIDEVER,  https://www.notmykid.com.au and I discuss what it too much tech and how schools need to address safety measures now. Kids can have their pictures taken at school from school laptops and from other peoples cameras. They are distracted by tech, can't concentrate, control, communicate, connect with what they are required to do at school. Students are not in the "Student Mindset at school anymore, they are only half there".  
Are we equipping them with the right skills in today's classroom? 

This episode will help schools and families make some hard decisions. 
Thanks Jen, we support you..... 

Jen is  a Cyber Safety Parent Consultant and Parent Awareness Advocate.  She is founder of ‘Not My Kid' and manages the ‘Not My Kid’ Facebook parent support group which provides resources for parents with a focus on empowering them to keep their kids safe online.

Jen’s passion in this space stems from personal experience following her daughters contact with a predator via an online game.  Jen has since gone public, with her daughters consent, and the story ‘A Regular Story that Rarely Gets Told’ is available on Amazon or via her website.

As well as running, ‘Not My Kid’, Jen has been managing her husband's psychiatric practice for over a decade.  She has noted in recent years an alarming increasing in teens seeking help for mental health issues, some of which is directly related to gaming and social media use.

Jen has a particular interest in the prevention of online child exploitation and is currently studying for a Degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice .

https://www.notmykid.com.au

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Don't know what your kids are doing online?

Guess what  your kids are doing online? Want to know where they go online and who they are talking to and what they are saying? Do you know if they are safe?

Well, Rachelle Best is the creator of @FYIPLAYITSAFE  software . This technology is able to help parents keep their children safe but true safety and prevention of phone addiction solely lies with the parents routines, discipline, habits, and expectations.

Hear our chat about how this product works families and in schools.

https://fyiplayitsafe.com/

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He is Canadian and he is bringing the amazing, safe, phone, to Canada and we can't wait.

In a career spanning 20 years as a marketing executive, Bill Brady has owned two marketing agencies serving global brands that include Google, HP, Netflix National Geographic, Sony and Pepsi. 

Since 2018, he has focused on providing children with healthier solutions for using technology. Most recently, Bill co-founded Troomi Wireless, a mobile phone company designed for children, and serves as the company's CEO.

In addition to providing quality hardware and phone service priced for kids, Troomi is unique for its KidSmart OS™, an operating system that enables parents to graduate kids from one level of functionality to the next based on their needs and maturity. Put simply, Troomi is designed to grow with children and prepare them for the future.

Bill and his wife Heidi have been married for 20 years, have five great kids and live in Alpine, UT.

USE YOUR DISCOUNT CODE FOR THIS SAFER PHONE: IPARENTGEN

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The Amazing Ellen Gottlieb,  a Conscious Parent Coach, Lawyer Author of, "How to Raise a Parent" which is a must read and she is also a mother. 

Her learnings from,  Dr. Shefali are helping families daily. 

We chat about what parents can do to be more attuned to their children in the digital age. Parents who learn what their triggers are and learn to manage them helps them to SELF REGULATE and stay more calm and prepared to handle anything. 

What a great podcast!!! Thanks so much Ellen for the conversation.

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Jason and Lisa Frost are quite impressive human beings for their age. They recently co-authored the book, “The Glass Between Us, Empowering Youth to Combat Digital Exploitation, A Value-Based Guide for Screen-Driven Challenges.” 

We discuss the growing concerns of Child Exploitation and Digital Exploitation and Human Trafficking.

TO PURCHASE:

https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Between-Exploitation-Value-Based-Screen-Driven/dp/1735910007/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=the+glass+between+us+jason+and+lisa&qid=1613874448&sprefix=the+glass+bet&sr=8-3

Lisa offered, "It has been incredible to see how congressmen from both sides of the aisle, therapists, parents, internet safety experts ( like Donna Rice Hughes), academic scholars ( Warren Binford) and anti-porn activists (Gary Wilson) have rallied around us and endorsed our work."

At the beginning of this year, we launched our  501 c(3) nonprofit, Wired Human, wiredhuman.org. You will also find a number of podcasts we have done on the website.

We have made it our mission to equip youth to be the first line of defense against digital exploitation and support parents, teachers and community leaders with the tools to mentor this upcoming generation through digital challenges. This upcoming year, we will be a little more focused on advocacy and policy changing initiatives.

This is an interview theyhttps://www.wiredhuman.org did with NCOSE we did a while back, if you would like to find out more about us:

https://endsexualexploitation.org/articles/how-to-protect-and-empower-kids-online/

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It is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and we need it. It is open season on children if they have a phone that is not monitored with  a control app installed on. Children increase their exposure to predators by having access to social media.
Educating children about Social MEDIA PROTECTION is crucial for their whole lives. 

Rosie Cataldo is from Minneapolis, she shares her stories andhttps://www.victorpacini.com/spotlight-rosie-cataldos-mission/ educational expertise on Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking. Children are more vulnerable today than every before...... because of the simple math. They are on their phones at younger ages and for  longer amounts of a time, it is increases their chances to being approached.

Kids are now online without parents knowing what they are doing or saying. Snapchat being one o the hottest criminal spots today. If you want to buy drugs, it is there, if you want a hook up, it is there, if you want prey on kids it is there, if you want to traffic kids you can. 
School administrators and teachers are spending more time with Snapchat and cyberbullying  issues than teaching they say. Even Child Exploitation issues are happening on school property. Is it time to revisit the safety and habits our children are allowed on School property.

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Gaming Addiction is the second concern to parents to coming me with concerns and I wanted to learn more about it. I found Elaine Ukoski, Gaming Addiction Specialist, Author, Speaker, Coach, and my kindred spirit on the Gaming side.

Her book, "Cyber SoberCaregivers Gaming Addiction"
https://www.amazon.ca/Cyber-Sober-Caregivers-Gaming-Addiction/dp/B08VWYB1TZ
You have to pick up her book. 

We talk about the Signs and Symptoms of Gaming Addiction and when you need to worry. 

Balancing out gaming is important as it starts to feed off the dopamine and adrenalin the end of the games give to the gamer. 

Learn what games are better for children to play and how to keep them safe from predators online in their gaming consoles.

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Ali Wilks MSc is a certified Successful Stepfamily Strategist and Couples Coach. Stepfamilies have to contend with extra stressors, deeper and more complex layers that just do not apply to first-time families.  Driven by her own feelings of doubt and insecurity in her stepmom role,  she discovered her passion to help became her purpose. She created the Successful Stepmom Retreats and Successful Stepcouple Retreats. She is also the owner and developer of The Soulful Stepmom where she shares her soulful insights, embraces her otherworldly gifts, and teaches about her heart earned lessons that came as a result of her stepmom struggles.

Ali offers transformational coaching programs to stepmoms to release resentment to find peace and empowerment. She also coaches stepcouples to become an usntoppable team because she believes stepfamily stress can be turned into stepfamily success. She’s been featured  Divorce Magazine, YourTango, StepMom Magazine, and on Stepparent Magazine  as their Wellness Editor.  She is a recent add to International Bestselling Authors list for her contribution to the Book BluTalks Series 2. 

Team Work in both Households is the way to prevent Mental Health and to build children's confidence and security during a changing time. 

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