Finding balance and harmony with technology

0:04 parents come to me with the concern for you know how do I stop my child from his or her obsession with technology iPads computer games cell phones kids as young as eight1 cell phone six uh you know have iPads how do we understand how to help them negotiate their desire for technology which is all around them versus the ownest to be in their Inner Space um and my answer is is not a clear-cut one because technology

0:33 is not the devil that it's often made out to be nor is it a means of Salvation so as long as we parents are grounded in the balance between it's good and its potential destruction we can then help our children navigate that and my answer is going to be a middle ground gray answer because there is no perfect solution or formula we just have to negotiate every moment every day at see how much of my child's time is being

1:03 consumed by this external um Obsession and how much have I carved out as a family as a mother as a parent the ability for my child to sit in inner Stillness to read to reflect to connect with the family so I would not Advocate an All or Nothing approach because then the child will just Rebel and find it elsewhere I think technology can be embraced in a very mindful way and like everything in life in a balanced way as

1:29 as long as the parent understands that the first focus in life needs to be enough quiet time that the child can reflect connect then if they spend 20 minutes on with technology there's no great harm so it all depends on the parental leadership uh in the home