No Screens Before 7: How Our Family Broke Free of the Screentime Habit
“We still have three more minutes!” my 7-year-old says, bouncing with Christmas-like anticipation and excitement. “Well,” I say, looking from…
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“We still have three more minutes!” my 7-year-old says, bouncing with Christmas-like anticipation and excitement. “Well,” I say, looking from…
Continue ReadingAs a parent, I am constantly amazed by the wealth of technology my children have access to. Between the various…
Continue ReadingDear boys, Do you remember the day we went to the drugstore and the lady said, “Wow, you are the…
Continue ReadingI have three kids, ages 12, 11, and 9. None of them have a phone, but they claim all of…
Continue ReadingParents: I am an assistant principal in a middle school (grades 6-8). My number one job is to create and…
Continue ReadingThis phone belongs to my 14-year-old daughter. It’s charging on my kitchen counter. At 9 p.m., every single night, her…
Continue ReadingMy grandma smoked her first cigarette when she was 11. Seriously. That sounds shocking to us now, of course. It…
Continue ReadingDear every person whose path I just came across, I am not calling you out or judging you. I swear…
Continue ReadingA few years ago, our oldest son Ethan asked us if he could create an Instagram account. I believe he…
Continue ReadingDear children, I don't know what it's like growing up in your generation. There are a lot of things about…
Continue ReadingI was at a wedding a little while ago, sitting next to a grandmother of three young children. “Honestly,” she…
Continue ReadingPretty early on, I became against children and electronics. As a teacher I had so many students who couldn't "afford"…
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