Where'd the time go?

Time.

Today I want to talk to you about time.

We'll start with some alarming statistics:

Taken from this podcast with Johnathan Haidt, a social psychologist and author of the book, “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness”.

Suicide rates are up 50% since 2010
Up 140% for younger teen girls
48% is the percentage of adolescents in North America say they are online almost constantly. The phone is always in their hand. They are always checking it. Even if they are talking to you they are thinking about what's on their phone. They are checked out of life, they are never fully present. They are almost constantly involved in social media.
40%, that's the number of 2 year olds that have their own iPad! We're using it as a babysitter.
At least half of kids are hooked and he would say addicted.

According to the CDC (Centres for Disease Control), 11-14 year olds are spending upwards of 9 hours a day on their screens.

Now why am I bringing this up? I'm all about shiningON in life and I hope you all know the 'on' does not mean ONLINE!

That 'on' is about activation. Living a life of meaning, dignity and purpose. Basically, it's one you can get excited about!

Isn't that our dream for all our kids?

The reason I bring up time is because if we continue down this path we don't stand a chance.

Check out this video I found...

(*please remember to come back from YouTube! Wink! Wink!)

If we continue on this path we risk everything.

Strong family bonds,
friendships,
learning... are all on the line!
We will burn through these precious developmental years where so much goodness could be cultivated and instead end up in a state where our young people fail to ever launch into life.

I am here supporting young people, coaching them and having this conversation with parents daily.

They ask me what can they do?

My answer is painfully unpopular even though everyone agrees it's the right answer.

TAKE BACK TIME

Let's teach our young people to take back their time.

Let's encourage them to get to know themselves and the world and engage with it.

2025 is the Year of The Great Reset!

Thank you Johnathan Haidt for your leadership and inspiration!

We are waking up to the fact that we cannot raise children on touch screens. We must escape this trap!!!

Get them off their phones and into life again.

It's not going to be easy but it will be worth it.

It doesn't have to be a battle either.

If you sit down with your child and ask them what kind of future they see for themselves and follow up with where does your phone life fit into all that.

They will quickly agree the phone does not enhance their quality of life in any area other than connection with friends. Everything else is just mindlessness and constant stimulation. We can work with that.

It's time for what I'm calling The Great Reset.

Our children deserve our vigilance and protection and they are being preyed upon by these companies, both on the hardware and software sides but especially with social media apps.

It's time we realize the impacts and take action.

Until we enact laws protecting our young people like we have with driving and alcohol the responsibility falls to us.

We are on the front line of this.

It's why I'm so passionate about spreading the word about the impacts and am so excited to be giving a talk at the local high school in my community next month.

We can and must do better and I have a plan that both parents and teens are getting onboard with.

I hope that if you are in the Niagara area you will come out, with your kiddos in tow, and let's have an empowered conversation about it all.

I will also have resources available to help you with your family's Great Reset!

Let's give our children back those last precious years of their childhood!

Here is the registration link.

Your biggest fan and ally in parenting,

Lucy