Families desperately need a strategy for how they will handle technology because there is so much at stake. Cyber bullying, pornography, inappropriate texts, anxiety, depression, and screen addictions are just a few of the issues that might affect our children, and we need a plan in place. We are here to help you design a plan that will work for your family.
We know you are a busy parent, so we’ve tried to make it as easy as possible to find what you need!
Here are some quick starting points:
How can I help our family balance screen time?
- Grab Your Free Quick Guide to Creating a Family Technology Plan
- Create a Family Technology Plan, Not a Cell Phone Contract
- How-to: Set Up a Family Charging Station (and why!)
- Connection Reset: A 7-Day Screen-Free Challenge—sign up at any time! (Screens for work/school are okay—we promise it’s doable for modern families.)
Why do we need healthy screen time boundaries?
- Glow Kids: Research that will Motivate You to Create a Plan
- Irresistible: How We Can Outsmart Technology Addiction
At what age is my child ready for a cell phone? How will I know when my child is ready?
We recommend waiting until your child is a teen before they earn the privilege of using their own device. We recommend using a simplified family device first. Learn more here:
- Am I Ready for a Personal Device? {A Self-Evaluation for Teens}
- Feature Phone to Smart Phone: A Four-Phase Process
- Is My Teen Ready for a Cell Phone?
My teen has successfully followed through with his or her self-evaluation and is old enough to start using a cell phone. Where do I start?
- Feature Phone to Smart Phone: A Four-Phase Process
- How to Help Your Teen Transition to a Smartphone
- Am I Ready for Social Media? (If you have a teen asking for social media, start with this parent/teen evaluation.)
I feel like technology is taking center stage in our home. How can we be in the driver’s seat and not allow our devices to take over?
- Using Everyday Steps to Help You Put Technology in Its Proper Place
- Screen Time Check-In (Based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs)
- How Do You React in Sticky Situations? (Flowchart to help you.)
- What Are Your Daily Bookends?
Take a listen!
- 3 in 30 Podcast: When Should I Give My Teen a Cell Phone?
- Foot Traffic Podcast: Confessions of a Working Mom: A Conversation About Healthy Screen Time with Andrea Davis
- Power of Families Podcast: Creating a Tech-Healthy Family
- Power of Moms Podcast: Five Strategies to Help Your Family Fight Technology Addiction
- Raising Today’s Kids Podcast: Screen time Strategies for Digital Parenting with Andrea Davis
- Becoming—A Podcast for Teens: Better Screen Time for Teens with Andrea Davis
- The Virtual Couch Podcast: Managing Screen Time with Andrea & Tyler Davis
- Family Looking Up Podcast: How To Manage Screen Time In Your Home with Andrea Davis
- SOOO many more…adding new links soon!
Please reach out to us if you’re not finding the answers you need. Our mission is to help you worry less and connect more with what really matters—your kids!