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Nova Eden

Jun 2, 2026

AmyHOST
1:35
But what I first wanted to ask you was how you yourself kind of got into this space of, you know, digital awareness, digital wellness, education, and the use of devices for children and in education?
1:48
So I've always worked with children and it's always been my speciality has been sort of children's mental health and wellbeing.
1:56
And a few years ago, my eldest son came to me and said to me, mom, everyone's getting a smartphone.
2:02
I'm the only one without a phone.
2:04
And of course, like every parent, I felt that pressure to conform to the social norm of giving my son a smartphone.
2:11
Worried about him being socially isolated during that crucial stage of his development.
2:16
So I gave in to the peer pressure and I realised very quickly I had made a mistake because I saw him change.

12 MINS LATER

AmyHOST
13:59
But, you know, what is the biggest misconception adults still have about children and whether it's smartphones, social media?

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