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Screen Time by Age: The Complete Parent’s Guide (Ages 2–18)
"How much screen time is okay for my kid?" If you've ever stood in the kitchen at 5 p.m., tablet in one hand, dinner in the other, asking yourself that exact question — you're not alone. Figuring out the right screen time by age is one of the most common (and most...
Teaching Digital Safety Isn’t Optional Anymore—Here’s a Turnkey K–12 Program That Makes It Easy
Designed for teachers, tech coaches, counselors & curriculum planners preparing for Spring 2026 implementation - introducing Digital Safety Curriculum for K-12. In today’s classrooms, teachers are expected to cover far more than just reading, math, and...
Kids and Screen Time: What One Fifth Grader Wants Parents to Know
If screen time feels like the one battle you never quite win, you're not alone. Most conversations about kids and screen time start with a worried parent and end with a shrug. But every so often, the most clear-eyed voice in the room isn't the expert or the parent —...
Illinois Signs Statewide ‘Bell-to-Bell’ School Cellphone Ban Into Law
Illinois has become the latest state to make its public schools phone-free. On July 28, 2026, Gov. JB Pritzker signed SB 2427 into law, requiring “bell-to-bell” restrictions on student cellphone use in Illinois public schools beginning with the 2027–2028 school year....
Phone-Free Schools Are Here: How to Make the Same Shift Feel Doable at Home
If you just got the email that your child's school is going phone-free this fall, you might be feeling two things at once. Relief. And a little bit of, "…okay, but what about at home?" You're not alone in that. This year, phone-free schools are moving from a good idea...
Teen Loneliness Is an Epidemic. Here’s What’s Actually Helping.
I talk to a lot of parents who feel like they’re losing their kids to a screen. Not in a dramatic, headline kind of way — just slowly. The bedroom door closes a little earlier. The one-word answers get shorter. And underneath all of it is a question most of us are...
The KIDS Act Explained: What This Kids Online Safety Law Means for Your Family
If you saw the headlines last week and felt a little jolt of hope—followed by a wave of “wait, what does this actually mean for my kid?”—you’re not alone. On June 29, 2026, the U.S. House passed a sweeping new kids online safety law called the KIDS Act, and your feed...
Kids and Technology: A Calm, Honest Way to Decide
If I'm honest, this is one of the questions I ask myself the most as a parent — and one I hear other parents ask all the time: Are we doing this technology thing right? Am I giving my kids enough access? Or too much? Will they be left out if they don't have a phone?...
How to Plan an Intentional Summer Without Screen Time Taking Over
The school year ends in an hour. The backpacks get dropped by the door, and suddenly there are three months of unstructured days stretching out in front of you. If you felt a little flutter of anxiety reading that sentence, you are in good company. That is exactly...
What Age Should a Kid Get Social Media? An Honest Guide for Parents
If you've found yourself lying awake wondering what age should a kid get social media, you are not alone — and you are not overreacting. It's one of the most-asked questions in parenting right now, and it deserves a real answer, not a guilt trip. The truth is there's...
7 Lessons for Schools Rolling Out a Digital Wellness Program (From One Kansas District That Went First)
When a rural Kansas superintendent stood in front of the State Board of Education this spring, he wasn't there to talk about test scores or budgets. He was there to talk about screens — and what happened when his entire district decided to do something about them. On...
Roblox Parental Controls Just Changed: A Simple Parent Guide
If your kid plays Roblox, you probably just got a notification that something changed—and if you’re like most parents, your first thought was, “Wait, what do I need to do now?” Take a breath. The new Roblox parental controls rolling out this summer are actually good...
The Landline Is Ringing Again—and I Think That’s a Good Sign
I never thought I'd be cheering for a landline. I teach digital health. I write school programs about it. And here I am, watching parents reconnect the family phone—or buy a brand-new one shaped like a tin can—and feeling something I don't always feel when a new "kid...
The 2026 Surgeon General Advisory on Screen Time: What Parents Actually Need to Know
The headline you saw is real. Now let's translate it. On May 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of the Surgeon General issued a formal advisory classifying youth screen time as an "urgent public health concern." If you saw the...
