Talk, Talk and Talk Some More
I share information with them. I share statistics with them. I ask them what they're doing. I ask what a friend is up to. I ask why they just laughed or giggled or smirked or whatever when they opened their phone, or while they're scrolling. I'm constantly talking. What I've noticed is that that old saying that we tend to say to ourselves, gosh, I sound just like my mother, or, Gosh, I sound just like my father
You. So my question for you after listening to this podcast is do you talk, talk, talk openly with your kids, with your twins and teens? Are you keeping the conversation open? Do you ask them questions? Are you constantly checking in with each other and having a respectful relationship around device use and technology and social media and their mental health? That's my question for