Today, we're talking about the basics of screen time. With these tips you will be able to develop a screen time plan that will help your whole family work a little more smoothly.

Screen time expectations is one of the things I work most on with families that walk through my door. That's why we made this episode part of our Therapy Greatest Hits series, in which we share the tips we as therapist use most. Because in the end, all families go through the same things.

We hope these tips will get you through some tough conversations with your teen you definitely will have to have around screen time.

In this episode on screen time basics, we discuss:

• The effects screen usage has on our kids and families;

• The positive things screen usage brings us and our kids;

• My top tips about screen time;

• Four rules I help families implement from the get-go;

• Some pro-tips;

• And much more!

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