Lots of pre-teens and teens are using (or asking for!) the social media app BeReal. The app has...
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Why We Don’t Use a Teen Cell Phone Contract—and What We Do Instead
In 2017, during a crazy cross-country move, my husband Tyler and I, handed over an abandoned...
Is My Teen Ready for a Cell Phone?
*This article was originally published on February 19, 2019. We have updated it with additional...
Our Family’s Screen-Free Gift Guide
After years of storing our TV in the closet, living in a small home, and losing most of our...
How to Create Your Own Family Blackout Night
We include instructions, ideas for your blackout box, and printable invitations in our Family...
Easy Isn’t Always Best: Take Back the Family Road Trip
For more than a decade we lived over 1,500 miles from most of our extended family. Every summer,...
Rethinking Screen Time Rewards
It's possible you've seen (or used!) a chore or routine chart that includes a checklist of chores...
Career Guidance: An Opportunity to Connect With Your Teen
The following is a guest post from Heather Glenn of alignedambition.com. As soon as we discovered...
Work With Your Kids to Plan a Fun Summer (Technology Boundaries Included!)
Create a Summer Screen Time Plan together. We want to give our kids ownership in the process. By...
The Reality of a Virtual Reality
My purpose is to provide understanding, hope, and direction for anyone who feels stuck in the...
Screen Time Check-In
Are you familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? I was first introduced to this theory while...
How to Help Your Teen Transition to a Smartphone
As parents we have to decide when, or if, our teens will have the privilege of using a smartphone....
What Are Your Daily Bookends?
Do you have an established morning and evening routine? Have you tried leaving tech out of...
Tips for Teaching Teens With Technology with The Mom Life Coach
A few weeks ago I connected with another mom who is also helping parents to have the tools they...
Printable: Our Four-Phase Process
To print this image, just right-click and "Save image as..." and download to your device and...
Using Everyday Steps to Help You Put Technology in Its Proper Place
Over the past year I’ve read a lot of books, articles, and blog posts about screen time. I’ve...
Am I Ready for a Personal Device? {A Self-Evaluation for Teens}
{Note: This image only shows part of the list!} How do you decide when your child is ready for...
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How Your Tech Guidelines Can Change As Your Children Grow with Kathy Keller Jones [Audio]
How do you adapt your family technology guidelines as your children grow older? As a parent of...
Ready…or Not? A Cell-Phone-Ready Checklist to Use with Your Child
After reading No Regrets: Prepping for a Cell Phone, do you think your child may be ready for a...
Feature Phone to Smart Phone: A Four-Phase Process
Do you remember when your child was just learning to walk? Or perhaps when they learned to turn a...
No Regrets: Prepping for a Cell Phone
As I talk with parents “just ahead of me" and learn from my own experiences with a teenager, I...