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112.  How to End Tech Time Battles and Get Kids Off Screens Without a Fight

112. How to End Tech Time Battles and Get Kids Off Screens Without a Fight

Update: 2025-06-04
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Friend, if you’re tired of constant tech battles with your kids—especially with summer approaching—this short episode of our weekly podcast is packed with gentle parenting tips & tools to help you create more peace around screens. You’ll learn how to reduce screen dependency, strengthen your parent-child connection, and encourage creative alternatives that keep kids engaged (without constant fights).

By the time you finish listening, you’ll know:

  • 3 key habits to stop and 3 key habits to start
  • How to grow your child’s boredom “struggle muscles” to build resilience and reduce anxiety & emotions tied to screen time
  • Calm parenting tips to regulate tech time and set limits using kind and firm parenting strategies
  • How to strategically use tech time to your advantage—linking desired behaviors with technology rewards
  • Ways to provide age-appropriate freedoms that satisfy kids’ need for independence and excitement outside of screens

These positive parenting strategies will help you stop power struggles with kids, practice gentle discipline, and create a calmer, more connected home this summer.

For more detailed guidance on creating technology agreements with your children, check out Episode 111: Summer Survival.

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112.  How to End Tech Time Battles and Get Kids Off Screens Without a Fight

112. How to End Tech Time Battles and Get Kids Off Screens Without a Fight

Flora McCormick, LCPC, Parenting Coach