As the snows whirl and the winter rains fall, we all face a familiar conundrum; what to do when we’re stuck indoors. The temptations of screens can be profound in that particular scenario, especially for kids with time on their hands. Good screen management starts with the basics like standard iPhone parental controls and family rules about how much device use is appropriate. Here are some more ways to fight off the temptation to spend snow days staring at screens.
We take it as a given that our phones are ours, that we control what they do and how they do it. But the truth is very different.
A new year often inspires us to make a change, especially around how much time we spend on screens. If you want your family to put down the tablets and do more together, try making these five family resolutions.
The holidays are a lot of fun, but they can also leave kids with lots of time and little to do. Relaxing the screen time rules a little bit can be tempting. But is it a good idea, or will it make the holidays a horror show?
It’s nearly the holiday season, and many parents are weighing either giving their kids phones for the first time, or upgrading them to “grown-up” smartphones from flip phones.
Getting the kids to switch off their brand new device this Christmas, or any other time for that matter, can prove…challenging. Here is where a parental control app like Screen Time steps in to save the day.
