16/05/2024
It's been a very busy few months here at The Meaden Clinic, hence the absence of online posts!
This week we have finally got around to publishing some new podcast episodes (our podcast is called Rise The Victor available on Spotify and all places where you'll find podcasts basically!), plus, I've been focussing my attention on a topic I'm super passionate about; Smartphone Free Childhood / Delaying Smartphones in Childhood which resulted in me speaking on the local BBC news (BBC South East Today) and BBC radio (Kent, Sussex & Surrey) with a few other local mums. 🥳 Thanks to the wonderful Phil and team for making this happen. It's a topic that's not going away and we need to ramp this up to get changes made fast.
I'm also meeting with our local MP, Greg Clark this week to discuss in person (we have been emailing back and forth!).
Alongside this, I've celebrated my 50th birthday and paying tribute to my darling brother who would have been 52 the day after my birthday, but tragically ended his life aged 48. With it being mental health awareness week/month, I'll be sharing more about this topic over the coming days.
I would love to get feedback from any parents, carers, teachers and teenagers/young adults about their thoughts, experience and views on delaying smartphones/social media in childhood. If this is you or you know of someone who this relates to, please comment below or send me a DM.
Thanks so much and let's hope the sun reappears for us all tomorrow ☀️
Linzi x
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