Screen Time

October 7, 2026

School Phone Bans Cut Screen Time 15% — and Changed Nothing

Kids used their phones 15% less at school after the bans — but their total screen time did not budge. The minutes just moved to social media. Here is what that tells me about my own house.

October 2, 2026

Screen Time Rules That Survived Contact With Our Actual Kids

I tried strict screen limits, screen-free weeks, all of it. Here is the imperfect system we landed on — and why the guilt spiral was the real problem.