Are Kids Technology Crackheads?

This week, Good Moms question if we’re all raising tech-addicted children, why it might be worth ditching the nail salon and switching to press-on nails, and the importance of surrendering to the mess and simplifying your life.

Timestamps: 

•  (01:20) Back-to-school chaos + surrendering to the mess
  • Co-parenting differences: Kids act more independent at dad’s houses, while moms sometimes overcompensate.
• (7:55)  Tech-addicted kids and why boredom is healthy
  • Rethinking education and self-learning. Traditional schools are designed to make “worker bees” vs. “free-thinkers”  
  • Good Moms want to implement tech-free hours but admit it’s hard to enforce.
•  (37:13) Beauty standards, gel nails, and DIY deodorant
  • Gwyneth Paltrow and the “Goop” Empire  
  • Europe bans nail polish chemical over health concerns, U.S. still allows ingredient
  • Erica shares about the DIY deodorant she tried to make using natural ingredients 
  • Non-toxic swaps that actually make sense (01:15:00) 
• (40:06) Love Island reunion, colorism, and reality TV brain drain
  • Reality TV Stars and Their Long-Term Plans (45:50)
  • Brittany Renner family drama (48:26) 
• (1:01:00) Good Vibes Retreat
•  (01:39:00) Affirmation + tarot: surrender to the mess, embrace abundance

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