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The Glow That Steals Peace: How Phones Keep Our Kids Awake and Anxious
Our kids are tired, but not just from sports or school. In this episode of the Celebrate Kids Podcast, Dr. Kathy and Wayne Stender unpack how smartphones are quietly stealing sleep, peace, and purpose from our children. Learn how constant connection leads to exhaustion and anxiety, and how reclaiming rest can restore focus, joy, and faith in your home.
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And i didn't do anything wrong when i gave you this phone but we didn't realize what it would do to you.
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If you consider it to be a problem you're still the parent and you can say to your kids hey you're not bad and i'm not me. And i didn't do anything wrong when i gave you this phone but we didn't realize what it would do to you. Don't be afraid of the dark be careful with stars. Not every light is gonna get you baby not every light is gonna get you so that's okay today in the celebrate kids podcast in the daily segment face in the dark i wanna look a little bit smart phones that's probably because a lot of parents.
if they're like me. They struggle with the idea of giving their kids smartphones or other connected devices. We wrestle with how old our kids should be
when they have their first smartphone or their tablet. I think I've asked you that probably 15 or 20 times. Every time you say, well, it depends. And I wrestle with that Dr. Kathy,
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