Want your kid to spend less time on their phone?
February 1, 2026
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as posted by the channelWant your child to spend less time on their phone, tablet or gaming device? Take a look at your own tech habits. According to a study published in 2024, one of the strongest predictors of a child's screen time is a parent's screen time.
"If you don't want your teens to be looking at their phones at the dinner table, you should not be taking out your phone at the dinner table either," says psychologist Jean Twenge, author of the book "10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World."
Twenge and digital parenting coach Elizabeth Milovidov share four parental screen time habits that are a gift to your kids:
Ask yourself if it can wait
If you need to be on your device in front of your child, tell them what you’re doing
Create device-free zones and moments
If you think you’ve overdone it with your phone time, counterbalance it by spending focused quality time with your kid
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