Jenifer Joy Madden is a professor, writer, and designer who helps parents to raise more durable, healthy and grounded children in this digital age.
In this episode you will learn:
- The capabilities we have that our phones don’t have – our sense of compassion, humility and humor [3:13]
- Unpacking the “Broccoli Brain” Metaphor when it comes to children [4:58]
- Managing the brain development of children if they spend too much in a 2D environment like a screen [8:21]
- “Virtual Autism,” and change in children’s behavior as a result of too much screen time [9:58]
- Recommendations of screen time for children in relation to brian development [12:06]
- How to be a durable human through the process of self-design [15:39]
- The Harmony Basket and teaching children about separating from their devices and understanding of the self. [20:58]
- A cultural shift of knowledge – where adults and teachers turned to children to teach them technology [22:43]
Link to DurableHuman.com: https://durablehuman.com
Link to Durable Human blog post on Virtual Autism: https://durablehuman.com/VirtualAutism
Link to Durable U online school: https://durableu.teachable.com
Link to Broccoli Bunch animation example: https://durablehuman.com/BabyBroccoli
Link to Durable Human books: https://durablehuman.com/DurableSeries
On each episode of the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast, Robert Plotkin, co-creator of the Hack Your Mind series at MIT, explores the intersection between the practice of mindfulness & the use of technology in the modern age. Show notes can be found at TechnologyForMindfulness.com/. Come back often & feel free to subscribe in iTunes or add the Technology For Mindfulness Podcast to your favorite podcast application.
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