Do you ever catch yourself spending hours and hours on your phone? Or do you ever catch your child playing nonstop video games? On this week’s episode of "Happiness through Hardship" - The Podcast, Arlene Pellicane discusses the impacts of technology and how to balance screen time. Arlene is an author, podcast host of “The Happy Home”, as well as a speaker and media personality. Arlene shares advice on parenting and ways to balance the digital space in today’s world. SHOW NOTES2:56 - How technology has impacted the youth7:07 - How to recognize what is too much screen time12:02 - Suggestions for parents with older kids17:40 - Skills Arlene wants to see kids have nowadays21:39 - Ways to work with your kid26:30 - The Grateful GameCONNECT with ArleneWebsite: https://arlenepellicane.com/Happy Home University classes - https://www.happyhomeuniversity.com/"Screen Kids - 5 Relational Skills Every Child Needs in a Tech-Driven World" by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane https://amzn.to/46aUz7x"Grandparenting Screen Kids - How to Help, What to Say, and Where to Begin" by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane https://amzn.to/469zZV8The Happy Home Podcast: https://www.accessmore.com/pd/https/arlenepellicanecom/podcasts/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arlenepellicane/CONNECT with uswww.CarynSullivan.com/podcastwww.Instagram.com/prettywellnesswww.Facebook.com/PrettyWellnesswww.Twitter.com/PrettyWellnessTo Buy the Book: “Happiness through Hardship” - The Book:amzn.to/39PAjuTTo Donate a Book to a Cancer Center:www.CarynSullivan.com/bookTo Donate to Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Research:The Cancer Couch Foundation is a privately funded, non-profit (501c3) organization that has funded $5 million dollars in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) research since our founding in 2016! 100% of donations and event proceeds are ​​​matched and go to fund MBC research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center!www.thecancercouch.com/donations.html