"Commentating" your device for kids

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
And obviously we're so talking a lot about phones at
the moment in kids and phones, and I feel like,
you know, we're saying kids they shouldn't be on social
media and they shouldn't have phones, But at the same
time we're telling them that with a phone in our hand,
you know, monkey see monkey doo, we utilize our phone
for so many things. It's not for phone calls anymore.
It's for everything that we do getting from A to

(00:22):
B using the GPS.

Speaker 2 (00:24):
Phone more than I ever have. Bet that's right.

Speaker 1 (00:26):
And if you go and have a look at your
phone you sege each night, you'll be surprised because you'll
think I didn't. I wasn't on the phone that much,
was I. But it's because we utilize it for all
these other things.

Speaker 3 (00:36):
Now it's our books, you know, reading recipes, et cetera,
et cetera. Right, So the Resilience Project their latest real
They suggested that we commentate our phone usage so that
our kids know why we're using the phone, so they
can see that it's a tool rather than just a
form of entertainment. They're using it for entertainment, but we're

(00:58):
using it as a tool. So this this is they're real,
and I thought I would just share it because I
really feel like it's a great concept to help kids
understand why we're using the phones and what they're for
these days.

Speaker 4 (01:10):
When we were growing up, we had a lot of
visual cues as to what our parents and cares were doing.
So if we wanted to cook a meal, would get
a recipe book down and have a look. If we
wanted to drive somewhere, we would get a map. Now
our kids are often just seeing us do all those things,
but all it looks like is this right? Because they're
not getting those visual cues. So this strategy commentating your

(01:32):
device usage is all about when a child enters the
room that you're in and you're on your device, you
actually speak aloud what you were doing. So it might
be saying to your child, oh, you know, I'm trying
to look for a recipe for dinner. Do you want
to come and find one with me? Or I'm about
to call Grandma, do you want to come and have
a bit of a chat with her as well? So
you're giving them those cues and letting them know the

(01:54):
variety of reasons we use tech.

Speaker 1 (01:55):
Fook, isn't that clever? So that's commentating your phone usage.

Speaker 2 (02:00):
Smart, But how long before you end up saying you're
doing something on the phone that you're not doing.

Speaker 1 (02:07):
I'm not scrolling and looking what Chris Hemsworth is doing
right now. I'm looking for a recipe.

Speaker 2 (02:12):
I'm looking for a recipe for disaster.

Speaker 1 (02:15):
My mom is going to the toilet to scroll.

Speaker 3 (02:17):
All right, do you want to come with me?

Speaker 1 (02:20):
But I just thought we could open the phones. Do
you think this is a good idea? Is it something
that you because I did? Like when we used to
drive around with the mel you would have the melwaysn
of you.

Speaker 2 (02:31):
All the time.

Speaker 1 (02:32):
Yeah. That our kids will never know the drama of
driving somewhere with a map to.

Speaker 2 (02:37):
The end of the page and then you had to
join up to like five page and find the map
five pages on.

Speaker 1 (02:43):
They will never know the arguments that our parents used
to have. I'm just turning the page, Philip, just give
me a chance.

Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well, I need to know.

Speaker 3 (02:49):
Am I turning left right now?

Speaker 2 (02:52):
Map continues page thirty four six. A bit of trauma
just came out there, ladies and gentlemen. This is why
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one spark.

Speaker 1 (03:07):
I guess it's twofold. This is do you think this
commentating a phone is a good idea? And how would
it look in your home? And what is it from
the past that you miss that gave your kids the
visual cues? The old The recipe book was for me.
Mum used to have this recipe book and oh my god,
it was just covered in flour and sugar and stickiness.

(03:28):
You know, you could lick the pages and have a
three course meal.

Speaker 2 (03:31):
Just put your phone in some flour.