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Dr. Emily Greenwald shares the positives of screen time and digital games · Cyrus Webb's tracks

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  Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to Conversations Live. I'm your host,
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  Speaker 1: Cyrus Webb. Glad you all could join us once again.
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  Speaker 1: Radio and Amazon Music. We're glad you all could be
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  Speaker 1: with us as well. What I'm going to tell you
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  Speaker 1: guys as Daylight Savings Time ends, with the shorter days
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  Speaker 1: and more time spent inside, The concern can come to
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  Speaker 1: their kids and keeping them active, especially when it comes
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  Speaker 1: to what they're doing inside the home. I know a
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  Speaker 1: lot of times we focus on screen time, but it's
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  Speaker 1: not so much about them being on their screens, but
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  Speaker 1: it's what they're doing on their screens. That's why a
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  Speaker 1: recent report by the American Academy of Pediatrics is shifting
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  Speaker 1: the idea that screens alone may be the issue. They
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  Speaker 1: had to talk to us more about it. We're excited
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  Speaker 1: to welcome pediatrician Dr. Emily Greenwald. She's going to talk
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  Speaker 1: to us not only about the report, but also some
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  Speaker 1: ideas for you all about keeping them active when it
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  Speaker 1: comes to being inside as well. Dr. Greenwald, thank you
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  Speaker 1: so much for the time. I really appreciate it. Absolutely.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks for having me.
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  Speaker 1: Well, this is an important topic. I don't have children myself, Dr. Greenwald,
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  Speaker 1: but I hear a lot from our audience members, of course,
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  Speaker 1: there is that concern about, okay, the kids are not
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  Speaker 1: spending as much time outside. You know, what are they
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  Speaker 1: doing inside? As a pediatrician, what is your concern as
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  Speaker 1: daylight savings ends and we head into the winter months?
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  Speaker 2: Pediatricians become really concerned this time of year because one
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  Speaker 2: in five kids gets the recommended amount of physical activity,
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  Speaker 2: which is 60 minutes every day, only one in five.
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  Speaker 2: And so we realize as that sunlight gap occurs, they're
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  Speaker 2: getting out of school, it's getting darker sooner, we have
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  Speaker 2: cold months around a lot of the country, kids are
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  Speaker 2: coming inside. And when they come inside, many of them
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  Speaker 2: are coming into an increasingly lifeless living room where they're
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  Speaker 2: disappearing into tablets and they're still and disconnected. And those things,
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  Speaker 2: as pediatricians, are really concerning about the health and wellness
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  Speaker 2: of kids.
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  Speaker 1: And that's why, again, we're glad to have you on
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  Speaker 1: with us. I mentioned, of course, that there is this
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  Speaker 1: new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics What can
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  Speaker 1: you tell us about it and what stood out to you?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely. So first of all, one of the things that
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  Speaker 2: stood out is that we used to talk a ton
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  Speaker 2: about screen time, meaning thinking about the minutes themselves and
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  Speaker 2: how long each child of each age was on a screen.
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  Speaker 2: And this newest report and recommendations from the American Academy
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  Speaker 2: of Pediatrics has really shifted us away from that and
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  Speaker 2: more towards thinking about How is that screen affecting your
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  Speaker 2: child's health, habits, and behaviors? So how do we frame
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  Speaker 2: that up as parents? We think about what is that
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  Speaker 2: screen displacing? And more traditional forms of screen time, for example,
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  Speaker 2: they displace movement. Your child is still. They displace connection.
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  Speaker 2: We're not really working together or playing together when we're
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  Speaker 2: on some of those screens. And so we know that
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  Speaker 2: those really aren't good for kids. But also the American
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  Speaker 2: Academy of Pediatrics talked about that not all screens are
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  Speaker 2: created equal. And so options like the active play system
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  Speaker 2: with Next Playground and part of the reason why I'm
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  Speaker 2: their chief pediatric advisor is because it offers to kids
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  Speaker 2: the movement, the connection, the fun right there in the
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  Speaker 2: living room and brings that life back into the living
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  Speaker 2: room and And so as a screen time option is
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  Speaker 2: one that I really believe in for my own family.
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  Speaker 1: And that's why I think I love the idea of
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  Speaker 1: reframing this, Dr. Greenwald, because, again, there are some great
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  Speaker 1: things that we adults know that we can be doing
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  Speaker 1: on our devices. It's just making sure that those are
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  Speaker 1: things that are top of mind. Holiday shopping is just
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  Speaker 1: around the corner, which is, again, another reason why this
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  Speaker 1: conversation is important. A lot of times kids are asking
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  Speaker 1: for digital devices. What are your recommendations for choosing digital
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  Speaker 1: games that promote both healthy and active play?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely. So as you're thinking about holiday gifts, and as
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  Speaker 2: you mentioned, your kids may be asking for digital devices,
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  Speaker 2: think about what will those screens displace. And consider an
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  Speaker 2: active play system like Next Playground. Consider puzzles, building things
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  Speaker 2: for the living room. These things that are going to
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  Speaker 2: keep your kids active, thinking, and connected. And so for
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  Speaker 2: us in the winter as a family, we play Next
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  Speaker 2: Playground a lot when it's dark and we need to move.
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  Speaker 2: And so there are fun games like Bluey, Fruit Ninja.
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  Speaker 2: We just released an NFL flag heroes game where you're
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  Speaker 2: actually throwing the football and making passes. an NBA game,
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  Speaker 2: and finally Sonic was just released. And I have found
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  Speaker 2: myself absolutely huffing and puffing right beside my son, trying
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  Speaker 2: to keep up with him with this game. And so
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  Speaker 2: thinking about really how can you bring life back into
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  Speaker 2: the living room and evaluating each gift in that way
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  Speaker 2: would be my suggestion. Love that.
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  Speaker 1: And I love the idea of something the entire family
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  Speaker 1: can be able to do together. Again, everyone, pediatrician, Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Emily Greenwald is our guest. Help me guys to think
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  Speaker 1: about a different way of looking at the time that
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  Speaker 1: we're in. The end-of-daylight savings does not have to mean
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  Speaker 1: that the activities have to stop, especially creativity for the kids.
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  Speaker 1: There are some great ideas there, including what you heard Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Greenwald mention when it comes to Next Playground. So where
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  Speaker 1: can our audience go for more information, Dr. Greenwald?
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely. So the active play system at nextplayground.com. Follow me
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  Speaker 2: on social media for lots of tips on how to
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  Speaker 2: keep kids safe and active, Dr. Emily Greenwald. And then finally,
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  Speaker 2: I have a podcast, Active Play Every Day, where we
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  Speaker 2: talk about very directly with experts around the country about
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  Speaker 2: what are the barriers to kids moving these days and
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  Speaker 2: what can we do to get families up and active
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  Speaker 2: and moving again. Dr.
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  Speaker 1: Greenwald, thank you so much for the great work you're
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  Speaker 1: doing and for talking to our audience about Next Playground
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  Speaker 1: and looking forward to having you back on the broadcast again.
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  Speaker 2: Absolutely. Thanks so much for having me.
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  Speaker 1: Glad to do it. And we thank your audience for
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  Speaker 1: next time, I'm your host, Cyrus Webster, and as always,
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