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4 ways to try a tech detox with your family that actually work

4 ways to try a tech detox with your family that actually work

by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks

With resolutions and goals for 2020 in mind, we know that a lot parents are thinking about technology and screen time. Wrangling screen time is a huge concern for many of you (and us), as well as the members of our Out Tech Your Kids Facebook Group. Let’s just...
Easy tip for more mindful screen time: Download these lock screen wallpapers for your phone

Easy tip for more mindful screen time: Download these lock screen wallpapers for your phone

by Liz Gumbinner | Gear + Hardware, Social Media

This weekend, inspired by the Cool Mom Picks book club video chat about How to Break Up with Your Phone, I decided to try one of author Catherine Price’s tips to help me be more mindful about my screen time, and more aware of how much I pick up my phone. She...
Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Using screen time monitoring apps

Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Using screen time monitoring apps

by Caroline Siegrist | Tips and Tricks

This week in our Curb Your Screen Addiction series, we’re talking about how screen time monitoring apps can help you rein in your phone use. If you’re like me, then you found yourself quite surprised by your screen time stats when  Apple updated iOS to...
Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Narrating your phone use aloud

Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Narrating your phone use aloud

by Caroline Siegrist | Tips and Tricks

Next up in our Curb Your Screen Addiction series, we’re featuring our easiest tip yet. This one comes from Kristen and Liz’s interview with The Art of Screen Time author and NPR commentator Anya Kamenetz, who offers some excellent, non-alarmist advice on...
Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Turning off your notifications

Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Turning off your notifications

by Caroline Siegrist | Tips and Tricks

Next up in our series on how to curb your screen addiction, we’re tackling the issue of notifications. Back when I first got a smartphone, those little red numbers next to my apps filled me with excitement. Someone had messaged me! Or liked my photo! Today, I...
Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Using the grayscale setting on your smartphone

Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Using the grayscale setting on your smartphone

by Caroline Siegrist | Tips and Tricks

As we continue our New Year’s series on how to curb your screen addiction, I’m excited to share our next tip since it’s been one that’s been so helpful in managing my own tech habits. Plus, it’s a change you can make in literally 5...
Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Make a tech-free sacred space in your home

Curb Your Screen Addiction series: Make a tech-free sacred space in your home

by Caroline Siegrist | Tips and Tricks

Who else here is planning to curb your screen addiction in 2019? As parents, we often spend so much time worrying about our kids’ screen time (and how to preserve my sanity during a 700th viewing of Cars 3), but everything I’ve heard and read points to me...

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