351- Not Another Screen Time Lecture—A Real Conversation About Kids + Tech with The Gamer Educator, Ash Brandin

You're listening to Voices of Your Village, and today's episode is such a treat. I get to sit down with my friend, Ash Brandin, educator, researcher, author of the new book, Power On, to talk all things screen time, video games, and what it really means to raise emotionally regulated kids in a digital world. Ash brings so much nuance and compassion to this conversation. We go beyond the usual screen time debates and dig into what screens are doing for our kids, how we can shift power struggles into collaboration, and how regulation-- not restriction is the key. Ash is phenomenal, and I highly recommend following them over on Instagram at the Gamer Educator. They're my go-to for all things screens and their new book Power On is a beautiful roundup of all this information. This episode is for anyone who's ever wondered, is this too much or How do I actually teach balance. Spoiler alert-- it's not about shame or rigid rules. It's about relationship. All right, folks, let's dive in.

Connect with Ash:

Instagram: @thegamereducator (instagram.com/thegamereducator)

Website: thegamereducator.com

Order the book: Power On: Managing Screen Time to Benefit the Whole Family (a.co/d/crR974y)

Substack: thegamereducator.substack.com

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TikTok: tiktok.com/@seedandsew

Seed and Sew's NEW Regulation Questionnaire: Take the Quiz (quiz.tryinteract.com/#/63bc2ee1daebab0016f17b3e)

Pre-order Big Kids, Bigger Feelings (harpercollins.com/products/big-kids-bigger-fee…) now!

Order Tiny Humans, Big Emotions (seedandsew.org/book)

Website: seedandsew.org

Music by: Ruby Adams (instagram.com/rubygoldentiger) and Bensound (bensound.com)

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