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Setting up family rules for screen time and devices: Using the Family Tech Agreement

How can parents be the guardrails when it comes to online safety?
Set up a Family Tech Agreement- there are several meaningful benefits. It’s not just a set of screen time rules; it’s a powerful tool for building trust, structure, and healthy digital habits in your home with your kids’ participation.

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Why you should read “The Anxious Generation” & what it means for your family

If you've been wondering why kids today seem more anxious, isolated, or emotionally fragile than ever before, Jonathon Haidt’s book The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness” connects the dots.

It’s eye-opening, research-packed, and incredibly relevant for anyone raising, teaching, or working with kids and teens in the digital age.
Read our summary in this article.

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From Crayons to Clicks: Why too much screen time is undermining basic preschool skills

Is your preschooler swiping picture books like a tablet screen? You’re not alone. It’s a growing concern for educators everywhere.


In this blog, we share a real-life story of a four-year-old who tried to "undo" a watercolor painting and declared a board book “broken” when it didn’t respond to her taps.

It’s a wake-up call about what too much screen time can do to early development and why basic skills like holding a crayon, turning a page, or creating something without an “undo” button still matter. If you're wondering how to help your child build the fine motor skills and critical thinking thinking they’ll need for school, this one’s for you.

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