Empowering Kids to Rise Above Technology Addiction | Lisa Strohman | TEDxPasadena

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  • After overcoming a family background rife with addiction, psychologist, attorney and concerned mom Dr. Lisa Strohman, examines the science emerging from society’s newest vice: technology. In her passionate and inspiring talk, Dr. Strohman explains how technology overuse impacts developing brains, and shares hope in a successful approach that demonstrates how the power of awareness and education can help prevent it.
    Dr. Lisa Strohman is the founder and director of the Technology Wellness Center and the Digital Citizen Academy. She is one of the foremost experts in the field to address the global issue of technology addiction and overuse through parent and educator resources, trainings, and education; as well as prevention and diversion programs for kids. She has worked in addiction and brain research for Congress, the FBI, and most recently as an attorney and clinical psychologist. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx

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  • @mefirstandthegimmiegimmies5160
    @mefirstandthegimmiegimmies5160 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I’m 38 and I’ve never had any social media accounts, never played online games and didn’t even get a cell phone till I was 22. Kids nowadays live with electronics. At my house my kids don’t get internet or cell phones and we spend two nights a week for family nights where we all play board games or go work on our land. I feel kids brought up with strong family relationships and hard work turn into great adults and great parents.

  • @mwinterworld
    @mwinterworld 6 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Spending time online makes ME feel inadequate and depressed, and at my age, I should be impervious. I hate to think what it's doing to kids. Lisa Strohman, congratulations on your pioneering work, and thank you for shining a light on the danger of laissez-faire technology. I hope that as a nation we get on board NOW. Great TED talk.

  • @valeriesanchez3074
    @valeriesanchez3074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I had a meth addiction.
    I know the struggle.
    3 years clean.
    Wasn't easy.
    So happy it's over

    • @ee4624
      @ee4624 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      great job bro

  • @JamieGlass
    @JamieGlass 6 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    We need to get Dr. Lisa Strohman's Digital Citizen Academy content in every school. It starts with a conversation. We need to do something, now not later. Thank you Dr. Lisa! SPREAD THE WORD!

  • @maymounah4787
    @maymounah4787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sad for these children around me that are totally addicted but I can't prevent it!

  • @abidinggracellc6574
    @abidinggracellc6574 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you so very much for this powerful presentation. Your willingness to reach back to help other women discover and promote themselves is not only informative but also encouraging to women of all backgrounds. Thank you, again, so very much for your passion to help others! I am gratefully yours!

  • @GoalkeeperFilms1
    @GoalkeeperFilms1 6 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank God someone is addressing this! Happy to hear that your program gets such surprising results. Yes -- let's trust kids to make smart choices by educating them. Novel idea!

  • @byhislove
    @byhislove 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thank you for sharing this important issue.

  • @daniellamoreno3616
    @daniellamoreno3616 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This crazy good way to keep us hooked!!

  • @peetsnurse
    @peetsnurse 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Such an important issue to tackle! This talk presented the issue clearly and also gave a hopeful and encouraging solution. Loved it!

  • @mimhahn
    @mimhahn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I thought this video was going to teach us HOW to empower our kids. I feel kind of left hanging after watching this.

    • @garysquarepants898
      @garysquarepants898 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sorry but the HOW is up to you.
      Of course this video purpose is to outline a series of bad behaviors, but the responsibility to make a safe environment around your kid which by nature doesn't include these bad habits it's up to you as a parent.
      Popping humans out in the world is not the end of a job, it is the actual beginning

    • @EMRadiationProtection
      @EMRadiationProtection 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      We all need to hear the WHY before we're told the HOW. This was an excellent introduction to what is the problem!

  • @JeanineDeal
    @JeanineDeal 5 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    "Phillip Morris (big tobacco) only wanted your lungs. The Apps store wants your soul."

    • @jakabjacso141
      @jakabjacso141 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Money is the root cause of many of these sins against humanity

  • @Bearette
    @Bearette 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Bravo!!!!!! Also read “glow kids” we cut the cord. The kids got the books and legos our. It’s wonderful!!!

  • @AwarenessModule
    @AwarenessModule 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This is a powerful video! Educating kids to use technology responsively is the key to prevent the addictive qualities of technology. Great speaker, great perspective.

  • @ana_silly_little_things
    @ana_silly_little_things 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Totally agree. I deleted my Instagram account a month ago, and I've never ever been happier! The only one left is Voicely, but it makes me feel better and helps with anxiety a lot.

  • @biancanagel-saad5585
    @biancanagel-saad5585 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    good job

  • @Agoddamnbetch
    @Agoddamnbetch 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I currently work at a hair salon for kids (no kids of my own yet). I have noticed how different kids act today rather than 10 years ago. I’m doing research now before I have children to decide if they will get tablets at 3 or 4 like every other child today. So far, I have decided not to let technology be a main source of entertainment and experience… but here I am on TH-cam watching videos. What’s your opinion on children and technology?

    • @aangitano
      @aangitano ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think technology (the tablet) is not a problem.. it's what they do with it. I think as long as you balance it it's not a big deal. Start your child off earlier technology free. Talk to your kid about the issues if they are in a public school setting. Restrict what they can look at or play and reduce their use. Give them more freedom as you feel they are responsible for. Think about it as you would anything else. (Like food and cooking, etc.) Good luck.

  • @mailingtojoe
    @mailingtojoe 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great Ted Talk. It is important that we understand these things. Balance, limits, and discipline are key. We are certainly headed to a condition where we have to be constantly connected to succeed. The effects are devastating. As parents, we MUST address these issues with our children. We need to parent through technology. Dr. Strohman gets this right. This Tedx Talk needs to go viral. Our health as a species is at stake.

  • @alisuroor8962
    @alisuroor8962 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    How can the scales of human feeling not be disturbed after the mind receives everything that suffers under the indirect metaphysical images?
    When a healthy person turns, for example,
    In a familiar way, it does not occur to caution the mind arises with the intent of warning of the existence of a sudden thing because it does not exist.
    The sudden alert sense of the mind can be changed through the events of bending the road itself and decorated with roses it and with flowers، so that the mind goes in the direction of positive, but the road leads in the end to a lonely, distant and cut place
    This is the game of events that appear in the world of social media and everything that comes to the screens of mobile and smart technology fixed
    It is necessary to monitor children with the intention of blinding the bloody scenes, even if they are not human, because seeing the scenes of human and animal violence is able to change the course of minds in the long run.
    The best friend and collaborator is the book and the educated companion.
    ALI SUROOR

  • @mallontommy
    @mallontommy 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love your amazing video . You are my role model .I need help . you help me out today . you are so amazing

  • @veronicakelly4261
    @veronicakelly4261 ปีที่แล้ว

    Humans weren't designed to use their hands to press buttons all day, and our bodies weren't designed to sit all day and neither were we born to keep our heads still all day in front of our screens. We associate sitting with eating, as cinemas and shows encouraged a break involving a snack, which we associate when we watch a film on our tv, and now we are using screens most of the day, watching a screen during our working days, or school days, our evenings, its become sociable to engage on a screen to connect with our families, friends, celebrities, all the while thinking of food, when a break comes on or an advert appears, its time to raid the food cupboard, we are sitting down and eating is easy sitting and near impossible whilst in movement. Family meal times are interrupted by screens, meal times aren't the norm with everyone busy on screens, working from home, your near a fridge, at work snack are easy to have whilst working, and our phones have become part of who we are, the latest model makes you feel more acceptable to society, and today if you don't have one you become isolated from society. The health implications, is the damage done to our skeletal body, physiotherapists are required for injuries caused by sitting still all day, muscles are wasting, mental stress and fatigue, weight gain, are happiness declines as we are no longer taking action in relation to who we are, our thoughts and feelings, and if we aren't who we are, then who are we? Real physical activity is no longer the norm, and physical jobs are becoming the intrusion into our screen time, missing out on the latest tweet or saga on the screen. Technology has become a habit and is controlling the world's subconscious. Love is lost, time for a momentary hug, a kiss, which humans crave, and technology has taken over.

  • @MrChuckles456
    @MrChuckles456 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think it is hard to compare one persons brain who is “healthy” then comparing it to a completely different brain and person who is online all the time and uses devices all the time. Not only are both those brains very different but both of those people are very different as well. But the scan itself is different because of “newer technology” I mean some people are chemically imbalanced and there brain doesn’t produce enough dopamine. It’s really easy to compare two different pictures but there are so many variables in play here that it is extremely hard to tell.
    I am sure this is probably true but I don’t think they are looking at the big picture. The big picture is everyone is different and peoples dopamine levels aren’t all the same at all in fact I would like to look at multiple peoples brain scans for the “healthy brain” and I would also like to see multiple brain scans of people who use technology all the time. I think that would show more evidence and prove your point even further if your theory is correct.

  • @supereleninasuperfamily7741
    @supereleninasuperfamily7741 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To be honest, I don’t feel depressed from using technology and the thought of suicide never even crossed my mind. Your point was powerful and true, but like for everything, there are exceptions : I spend 7-8 on my iPad yet I use it to communicate with friends and play games. I know it’s a serious issue as I’ve witnessed some addicted people growing up, but if there weren’t ways to communicate outside of school/work/ anything you do in person, people wouldn’t even ask the ones they trust for advice and go ahead to suicide. I get that it’s a cause for suicide, but sometimes it can also be a way to fight that urge, if a person thinking to take their life didn’t tell their friends or people they trusted, they wouldn’t know if their reason was worth it, if they could have another option or if they could have the support needed to live happily and thrive. It all depends on who is faced with this decision. True, young ones take their life more than in the past, but it can’t be fully blamed on technology, of course it was a factor but not the only reason : they could have used substances like drugs ( cigarettes/ drinking ) which led them to not thinking straight, possibly even committing to die while the effects of the drugs were still present. They could have had a fall out with a friend or broken up in a relationship. There are many other reasons too. The point was true, technology advancement is alarming and has been in the past few years, but maybe, just like the first iPhone/iPad/computer/tablet etc. was created, we can find another hobby, one that doesn’t involve our brain rotting but only growing more. Anything is possible.

  • @mitchellsteeves3946
    @mitchellsteeves3946 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Normally id be offended by this, but she has a point

  • @sierrafrancesca
    @sierrafrancesca 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    be more critical about the information yore consuming. specific technologies have specific impacts; this ted talk needed more clarification in that regard

  • @Dlpfan-wn5hh
    @Dlpfan-wn5hh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah I use to play video games all time 80 percent of my life was video games now most of my time is working paying bills now iam worry stress and depressed let kids play video games because when they get older life sucks

  • @grownupgaming
    @grownupgaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    9:11 what u talkin about our relationships work school are all online...

  • @mariojumpman5609
    @mariojumpman5609 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    these numbers are insultingly low

  • @manali215
    @manali215 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “ he still uses lemons and packets of sugar in the water to make lemonade instead of ordering one at the restaurant” - We are supposed to make lemonade the way your dad makes instead of getting one from the restaurant or grocery store. Why were people laughing ?

    • @Manjaxi
      @Manjaxi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I wondered that too. I guess she was just joking about the fact that he didn’t like spending money. So the video game he bought was a rare splurge.

  • @pseudo148
    @pseudo148 ปีที่แล้ว

    Shows some random damaged brain image, and a healthy brain image, therefore technology bad, wow great science

  • @nigelpascua2280
    @nigelpascua2280 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Us wrestling deped-dorm-talk-world trade center-manila-demonstrate-check their health

  • @mayakimura8284
    @mayakimura8284 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    She could be Lili Reinhart's mom

  • @SurveyingStudy
    @SurveyingStudy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Do yourself a favor and play this at 1.5x normal speed. This little girl took too many drama classes. Geeze

  • @grownupgaming
    @grownupgaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    cigs are not a source of social life though

  • @ahmedashraf-1458
    @ahmedashraf-1458 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is no way around technology addiction. Countries are spending millions in supporting science and technology research, and Humans love easy things. Thus, no solution for this. We are stuck.

    • @teapotsticker2809
      @teapotsticker2809 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Your response does not address computers, which can prove to be addicting, yet absolutely necessary. The issue is more complicated than removing one thing from one's life.

    • @mspixiedust100
      @mspixiedust100 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tea Potsticker, they're not "absolutely necessary", actually. A good set of yellow pages, a landline, a library, an encyclopedia, all you need.

    • @teapotsticker2809
      @teapotsticker2809 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, I meant in terms of schooling. You can't really "opt out" of creating a slideshow or a video project that requires editing.

    • @lynnwalker3503
      @lynnwalker3503 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly, Thebook.

    • @vanuatu2027
      @vanuatu2027 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you! Finally someone who is keeping up with technology!

  • @nigelpascua2280
    @nigelpascua2280 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Safe internet use-ok-

  • @valeriesanchez3074
    @valeriesanchez3074 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love her stilettos

  • @turkey_thug127
    @turkey_thug127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Technology addiction and NOTHING like a drug addiction. Quit reaching for stuff that’s not there.

  • @SurveyingStudy
    @SurveyingStudy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great topic but, does she have to, talk with so many, unnecessary and dramatic, pauses... Like you don't have to talk super fast but get it out already my goodness

    • @Manjaxi
      @Manjaxi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol. It didn’t bother me. But you can speed up the video in settings if it seems too slow for your liking.

  • @KY3bv
    @KY3bv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nobody:
    Karens:
    White moms: yes i agree