As many of you know, Dr. Tim Clinton has served alongside Dr. Dobson as a co-host for our Family Talk broadcast for nearly six years. Concurrently, Tim is the president of the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), one of the largest entities of its kind.
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For many teens, their smartphones have become their best friend and safety blanket. According to research, 56% of teens associate the absence of their cell phone with at least one of these three emotions: loneliness, feeling upset or anxious. On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. Kathy Koch (pronounced Cook), author of Screens and Teens: Connecting with Our Kids in a Wireless World, urges parents to set reasonable limits for their children and to remember that the phone doesn’t belong to them; it’s their parents’ phone. Insist on regular phone “blackouts.” Encourage your teen to engage with you by having a meaningful conversation inside the home, play board games, do a jigsaw puzzle, read a physical book, or shoot hoops with a sibling.
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