Dr. Bev on the Healthy Screen Habits podcast
By Dr. Beverly Pell |
Click on this link to hear S3 Episode 4: How to TAME Your Tech on the Healthy Screen Habits podcast with Hillary Wilkinson. I explain the story of where the “TAME Your Tech” phrase began and how we, parents, can easily connect and communicate with our kids in a digital age.
Why Did You Take Your Kid’s Phone Away?
By Dr. Beverly Pell | | apps, digital native, digital technology, distractions, phones, self-awareness, social media, wisdom
When I get a DM like this it totally makes my day! I talk about this stuff so parents will understand why not to take their kid’s phone away, and how to work out the power struggles in different ways. I post Reels on Instagram (begrudgingly) because the algorithm, supposedly, pushes out that form of …
What I Learned from a Viral Instagram Post
By Dr. Beverly Pell |
I posted an Instagram Reel a few months ago that both surprised and encouraged me. The Reel was viewed over 1.5 Million times with 44.5K Likes and nearly 1,000 comments. The post was from a parent’s viewpoint: “We gave our son a phone too early? Can I just take it back?” And the answer I …
Need an app for a higher quality life?
By Dr. Beverly Pell | | apps, digital technology, distractions, Internet
Pause for a moment and ponder, what do you do with your digital device? And, what is your digital device doing for you? Who are you listening to online? What images are you looking at on the Internet? When do you use tech the most and why?
Be careful little eyes what you see
By Dr. Beverly Pell | | children, digital, discernment, self-control, social media, wisdom
When I was very young I sang a lot of simple songs about God, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and Christian living. I grew up attending a Presbyterian church, and we memorized songs that instructed us to live in ways that protected us with increased goodness.