by Andrea Davis | Jun 19, 2019 | All Posts, Books, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, Preschool, Ages 3-5, School-Age, Ages 6 – 9, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
It’s possible you’ve seen (or used!) a chore or routine chart that includes a checklist of chores that need to be done and then at the bottom or top the words: “Now you can use electronics!” or “You’ve earned screen time!” As...
by Heather Glenn | Jun 1, 2019 | All Posts, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
The following is a guest post from Heather Glenn of alignedambition.com. As soon as we discovered her site, we knew we wanted to feature her work. Our mission at Better Screen Time is to help you worry less (about screens!) and to connect more with your kids. So many...
by Andrea Davis | May 29, 2019 | All Posts, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, Preschool, Ages 3-5, School-Age, Ages 6 – 9, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
Create a Summer Screen Time Plan together. We want to give our kids ownership in the process. By doing this, we teach them how to create boundaries in the future when they are out on their own. Not sure where to start? Use our Quick Guide to help you! We share...
by Spencer Sessions | May 1, 2019 | All Posts, Pre-Teen, Ages 10 – 12, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
My purpose is to provide understanding, hope, and direction for anyone who feels stuck in the thick of thin things. I knew I had to stop the self-destructive cycle but couldn’t figure how to get out of it. I’d hesitate, then hesitate again until I became...
by Andrea Davis | Mar 14, 2019 | All Posts, Recommended Resources, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
Are you familiar with Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? I was first introduced to this theory while studying to be a teacher. Maslow was an American psychologist. According to Wikipedia, his hierarchy of needs is a “theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling...
by Andrea Davis | Mar 5, 2019 | All Posts, Recommended Resources, Set Your Family Up for Success, Teen, Ages 13 – 18
As parents we have to decide when, or if, our teens will have the privilege of using a smartphone. In our home, we want to educate and teach our children how to use technology as a tool—but only when the time is right and when they are prepared. We recently worked...
