Parenting in the Digital Age with Susan Stiffelman

Posted on June 28, 2016

Last week, Roma sat down with Susan Stiffelman, well respected marriage and family therapist, Parenting Coach for Huffington Post Parenting, and the author of Parenting with Presence, to discuss her recent online “Parenting in the Digital Age” Summit. This Summit brought together some of the most well-known leaders in the field of parenting today to share their thoughts on how we parent in a world where technology is so prevalent in our day-to-day lives.

Susan shares that every time we open up a new web page, see a new online photo, or get a text – a tiny bit of dopamine is released into our brain. For our kids, this constant excitement diminishes their ability to deal with being bored – to learn to handle the down times – whether it be the repetitiveness of a job or simply sitting and having dinner with the family.

If we want our kids to lean less on their technology, we need to model that behavior for them. WE need to put the cell phones away at dinner, and WE need to not jump up every time it rings or beeps. Our goal is to teach our kids ways to use these incredible tools we have while at the same time not losing our own humanity.

Take a look at the interview and we’d love to hear your thoughts.

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