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154: The Opt-Out Family. With Erin Loechner

154: The Opt-Out Family. With Erin Loechner

FromThe Art of Parenting


154: The Opt-Out Family. With Erin Loechner

FromThe Art of Parenting

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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How can opting out of the digital world lead to a more fulfilling family life? Listen in as my guest, Erin Loechner shares her inspiring stories. Click here for the show notes and extra resources. Making choices about what we bring into our homes or put in our children’s hands has been a long-standing issue I would like to examine. Today, Erin Loechner shares her journey and how we can become an opt-out family. Listen in for some much-needed inspiration. What We Talked About: Erin's journey from being a social media influencer to embracing a low-tech lifestyle Simple steps to reduce tech dependency in your life How she created and manages her low-tech family What parents can do to follow the principles of a low-tech family The principles behind “people over pixels.” How tech can hinder our children's need for independence Things to Remember “Parenting is… a lot of pivoting, a lot of listening, a lot of following your child's lead. It's a dance.” “Be more engaging than the algorithm.” “As parents, we have to model the behavior we want to see and go first.” “Sometimes we just have to be willing to fail to be able to find out what we're comfortable with and what we're not comfortable with.” “People over pixels.” “Move slow and mend things.” “If we're not capitalizing on the low stakes opportunities, we're certainly not going to be skilled or practiced or well versed when it comes to the high stakes opportunities.” “Honor the weight of parenting while still holding it very loosely.” “Parents can connect far better than how technology wants to connect with us.” - Erin Loechner Click here for the show notes and extra resources
Released:
Jun 13, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

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