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Podcast: The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom
Episode: Balancing the Benefits and Concerns of Kids and Phones
Description: We live in a digital age, and at some point, our children will have access to phones, but it is our responsibility as parents to balance the benefits and risks of phone use. I welcome Bill Brady, who is the CEO and Co-founder of Troomi Wireless, a mobile phone platform designed to improve kids’ mental health through a safe and balanced relationship with technology.
We discuss:
The benefits and risks of allowing our child to have a phone for use
Is there a magical age at which they should be allowed a phone?
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