Screen Time Help for Parents

Plain answers to the questions parents ask me most about screens, from a clinical child psychologist.

Screen time rules for kids that actually stick, from the Screen Balance Program

Screen Time Rules That Stick: How to Write a Family Agreement Sep 28, 2026

What to Say When Screen Time Is Over Sep 21, 2026

Screen time and anger in children, why the handover explodes, from the Screen Balance Program

Screen Time and Anger in Children: Why It Happens and What Helps Sep 14, 2026

What age should a child get a phone, a readiness checklist from the Screen Balance Program

What Age Should a Child Get a Phone? A Readiness Checklist Sep 07, 2026

The homework laptop problem and why distraction is not defiance, from the Screen Balance Program

Child Distracted by Laptop Homework? What Actually Works Aug 31, 2026

Screen time before bed and why your child will not sleep, from the Screen Balance Program

Screen Time Before Bed: Why Your Child Will Not Sleep Aug 24, 2026

How much screen time is too much, a psychologist answer from the Screen Balance Program

How Much Screen Time Is Too Much? A Psychologist's Answer Aug 17, 2026

Back to school screen time rules, a two week reset from the Screen Balance Program

Back to School Screen Time Rules: A Two Week Reset Aug 10, 2026

How to take away the iPad without a meltdown, from the Screen Balance Program

How to Take Away the iPad Without a Meltdown Aug 02, 2026

My child only wants to play video games, what actually works, from the Screen Balance Program

My Child Only Wants to Play Video Games. What Actually Works Jul 26, 2026

Is my child addicted to Roblox, a careful answer from the Screen Balance Program

Is My Child Addicted to Roblox? What to Look For Jul 15, 2026