Jenny Perez - CEO & Founder - Unplugged Canada

yeah he's phone he knew her code put it in i'm watching just because that what we do yeah and he knew to go over to her tiktok Yeah.

He found the app, opened it up and started scrolling on videos.

And you know what? I used to love talking to my kids.

I taught them language, food, everything about food in the grocery store.

We talked to people.

I didn't have tech, even though there was, well, there was barely tech, maybe iPads, but my kids are older than yours.

So I saw it change my daughter when we gave her an iPad and I said, something's wrong.

This doesn't feel right.

Yeah.

I'm not wiring my kid's brain to tech.

And then they would start to get Google Chromebooks at school.

And I noticed the learning curve completely changed.

Yes.

Right.

Yes.

Continue.

Continue.

Yes.

So all those signs are there and were there.

And then I had the opportunity to go to a rehab center in Canada.

And that was a big eye opening because I didn't connect the dots, but then to see the array of addictions and how it didn't discriminate across ages, professions, genders.

And I remember asking there in one of the meetings, Why, if you know that this is hurting you or if it's hurting your loved ones, why can't you just stop or ask for help when you...

And then the participation of everybody there was huge.

Like, let me explain it to you.

And how the brain protects that dopamine need, right?

yeah he's phone he knew her code put it in i'm watching just because that what we do yeah and he knew to go over to her tiktok Yeah.

He found the app, opened it up and started scrolling on videos.

And you know what? I used to love talking to my kids.

I taught them language, food, everything about food in the grocery store.

We talked to people.

I didn't have tech, even though there was, well, there was barely tech, maybe iPads, but my kids are older than yours.

So I saw it change my daughter when we gave her an iPad and I said, something's wrong.

This doesn't feel right.

Yeah.

I'm not wiring my kid's brain to tech.

And then they would start to get Google Chromebooks at school.

And I noticed the learning curve completely changed.

Yes.

Right.

Yes.

Continue.

Continue.

Yes.

So all those signs are there and were there.

And then I had the opportunity to go to a rehab center in Canada.

And that was a big eye opening because I didn't connect the dots, but then to see the array of addictions and how it didn't discriminate across ages, professions, genders.

And I remember asking there in one of the meetings, Why, if you know that this is hurting you or if it's hurting your loved ones, why can't you just stop or ask for help when you...

And then the participation of everybody there was huge.

Like, let me explain it to you.

And how the brain protects that dopamine need, right?