Early Childhood Archives | ScreenStrong Parenting in the digital age. Wed, 02 Oct 2024 18:27:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://screenstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Pause-button-black-150x150.png Early Childhood Archives | ScreenStrong 32 32 Give Your Kids a Real Childhood: How We Can Use the Great Outdoors to Save Our Kids From Screens https://screenstrong.org/give-kids-a-childhood/ Fri, 03 Feb 2023 21:54:01 +0000 https://screenstrong.org/?p=16832 Give Your Kids a Real Childhood Screen overuse is a major problem. Give your kids a real childhood and get them out into the great outdoors. I often speak to parent audiences in school settings about screen addiction warning signs and prevention. On the way to the auditorium for a recent parent talk, I found […]

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]]> The Screen Struggle https://screenstrong.org/the-screens-struggle/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:12:56 +0000 https://screenstrong.org//?p=11014 Parents across the globe are struggling with what some call the biggest parenting challenge of all time: how to control a child’s overuse of addictive technology (primarily video games and social media/smartphones) in a culture in which they have constant access to it. Teens are binging on screens, YouTube, and video games through the night, […]

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]]> Life After Becoming a ScreenStrong Family https://screenstrong.org/life-after-becoming-a-screenstrong-family/ Fri, 23 Jul 2021 10:00:50 +0000 https://screenstrong.org//?p=9857 So, we decided to become a screen-free family.  I removed our Wii, took away my kids iPads, and even unplugged the television.  But what happened next? I was encouraged when I took away my children’s access to iPads and video games. Almost immediately after becoming a screen-free family my youngest sons’ tantrums quickly disappeared, and […]

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]]> The Myth of the Over Scheduled Child https://screenstrong.org/the-myth-of-the-overscheduled-child/ Tue, 22 Nov 2016 15:31:09 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=3905 The Myth of the Over-Scheduled Child Is your under-scheduled child becoming obsessed with his screen? Chances are, you have read articles, talked with friends, and given quite a bit of thought to the challenges that arise with filling our children’s schedules with extracurricular activities. Experts warn us of the dangers of our trophy kids not […]

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]]> How to Protect Your Child from Online Porn https://screenstrong.org/how-to-protect-your-young-child-from-online-porn/ Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:56:13 +0000 http://www.familiesmanagingmedia.com/?p=3881 How to Protect Your Child from Online Porn 7 steps parents can take at home to prevent online porn exposure at an early age. “I never thought this would happen to my child.” A local mom continues, “We were devastated. So embarrassed. This has been so painful for our whole family. We will never get his […]

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]]> How to Destroy Your Child’s Love for Reading https://screenstrong.org/how-to-destroy-your-childs-love-for-reading/ Sun, 31 Jan 2016 23:58:46 +0000 http://www.momsmanagingmedia.com/?p=3397 How to Destroy Your Child’s Love for Reading Did you know that 80% of U.S. families did not buy a book last year and 33% of high school graduates never read another book for their entire life? If you are like most parents, you may struggle with getting your kids, especially your boys, to read […]

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