In Season 2, Episode 5 of Big Mama’s House Podcast for Teens, Jesse “Big Mama” Weinberger breaks down why today’s teens face more pressure than any generation before. From loneliness, social media pressure, and the “attention economy” to how adults misunderstand what it’s like to grow up digital, this episode delivers laughs, truth, and jaw-dropping stats. Share it with parents, teachers, or friends who just don’t get it—and let Big Mama do the explaining.
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In Season 2, Episode 5 of Big Mama’s House Podcast for Teens, Jesse “Big Mama” Weinberger breaks down why today’s teens face more pressure than any generation before. From loneliness, social media pressure, and the “attention economy” to how adults misunderstand what it’s like to grow up digital, this episode delivers laughs, truth, and jaw-dropping stats. Share it with parents, teachers, or friends who just don’t get it—and let Big Mama do the explaining.
What can we ALL do to reduce device time? (Parents too!) Strategies to reduce phone pickups via using Do Not Disturb and using gamification (kids v parents) to see who can use their devices for the least amount of time. We also debate the usefulness of Apple Watches (Big Mama is NOT convinced).
In today’s episode, I’m going to help the Squid Squad teach their parents why you cannot, in fact, pause a live game. Explaining to parents how live games work, (because they’re LIVE). Helping parents imagine how it feels to be yanked out of their world – like by a Magic Claw. Jesse “Big Mama” Weinberger is an Internet Safety Speaker & the host of the Internet Safety Podcast: Big Mama’s House Podcast- A Podcast for Teens
If you’re sick of getting yelled at about your phone use, but your parents are doing the same things, this episode will give you some strategies in how you can confront your parents (in a good way) about your THEIR device overuse. Also: download the Teen Family Contract to give to your parents.
