How Do Other Parents Successfully Limit Screen Time?
Setting limits on screen time is easy. The hard part is enforcing those limits. What are other parents doing to make this work?
Family Relationships
A Signal to Unplug
A father in Florida shared this story about how his son has used the Unplug to Connect wristband to signal his dad that it’s time to unplug.
How to Make Quality Family Time a Habit
If you’re looking for ways to reduce your family’s screen time and create more quality time, you might have noticed just how hard it this is. Fortunately, there’s a trick to it. Psychologists have studied how we form new habits. Here are five easy steps.
Four Ways to Help Your Kids Use Screen Time for Good
Screen devices are a bit like sugar. In large amounts, they can do harm, but in smaller amounts, the right kind is essential.
My daughter panics if we take her phone
I’ve been trying to limit screen time, but she won’t agree to any time limits, and if I ask her to hand over her phone, she has a panic attack until she gets it back.
My teen wakes up early to play video games
He was willing to lose sleep to sneak in time on his computer. Taking his computer is a good short-term solution, but what can I do to teach him that sleep is more important than screen time?
Different houses, different habits: Screen time and co-parenting
When my kids are with me, they are limited to one hour per day on their smartphones. At dad’s house, on the other hand, the rules are different. On some days, they get no phone time, and on other days, phone marathons. What can I do to help them adjust?
Create Quality Family Time During the Holidays
Over the holidays, while resisting a second serving of dessert, you might find an even bigger temptation in screen technologies like smartphones, tablets, laptops and video games. The holidays are a perfect opportunity to form memories together as a family that will last a lifetime, but family time can get lost as children and parents … Read more
Technology and Friends: A Public Service Announcement from YSO INT Youth
Middle and High School students in Palm Beach County empowered their friends and families to put down their on-screen technology and communicate face-to-face.