{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"154: The Opt-Out Family. With Erin Loechner","description":"How can opting out of the digital world lead to a more fulfilling family life? Listen in as my guest, Erin Loechner shares her inspiring stories. Click here for the show notes and extra resources. Making choices about what we bring into our homes or put in our children\u2019s hands has been a long-standing issue I would like to examine. Today, Erin Loechner shares her journey and how we can become an opt-out family. Listen in for some much-needed inspiration. What We Talked About:   Erin's journey from being a social media influencer to embracing a low-tech lifestyle   Simple steps to reduce tech dependency in your life   How she created and manages her low-tech family   What parents can do to follow the principles of a low-tech family   The principles behind \u201cpeople over pixels.\u201d   How tech can hinder our children's need for independence   Things to Remember \u201cParenting is\u2026 a lot of pivoting, a lot of listening, a lot of following your child's lead. It's a dance.\u201d \u201cBe more engaging than the algorithm.\u201d \u201cAs parents, we have to model the behavior we want to see and go first.\u201d \u201cSometimes we just have to be willing to fail to be able to find out what we're comfortable with and what we're not comfortable with.\u201d \u201cPeople over pixels.\u201d \u201cMove slow and mend things.\u201d \u201cIf we're not capitalizing on the low stakes opportunities, we're certainly not going to be skilled or practiced or well versed when it comes to the high stakes opportunities.\u201d \u201cHonor the weight of parenting while still holding it very loosely.\u201d \u201cParents can connect far better than how technology wants to connect with us.\u201d - Erin Loechner  Click here for the show notes and extra resources ","author_name":"The Art of Parenting","author_url":"http:\/\/the-art-of-parenting.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31692972\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/31692972"}