Rethinking Screens, Reclaiming Kids and Reconnecting Families
The solution to our children’s screen management is much easier than we think.
Are You Sabotaging Your Child's Healthy Reading Habits?
Top 10 ways to ensure that your child won’t like to read.
What Tech Experts Know About Kids and Screens
7 Ways To Apply Their Wisdom in Your Home
How to Reduce Screen Stress During the School Week
Trade the screen for time outside and connecting with family and friends after school.
Back to School Screen Facts and Tips
Do not let the latest technology derail your children from reaching their full potential at school
How to Reconnect Our Digitally Distracted Kids
Here are 5 tips to help you reconnect with your children, as well as your spouse.
10 Signs That Your Teen Has a Screen Addiction
If someone you know displays more than one or two of these symptoms, there is a good chance he/she is addicted to porn and/or video games.
8 Reasons to Fire the Digital Babysitter This Summer
The excitement of summer is starting to wear off, but parents should only allow video games in moderation.
Should Your Kids Play Video Games on Vacation?
8 reasons to leave video games at home over vacation.
How to Beat the Summer Screentime Blues
Put away screens and enjoy the outdoors this summer.
The Best Parental Controls for Childhood Social Media
7 tips for making parental control on social media a success.
Getting the House Ready for a Low-Tech Summer
Tips to make space for summer fun at home without screens.
Why Game Camp is Not a Good Choice for Summer
Give your child the gift of time away from their screens and outdoor memories.
Life Lessons Not Learned on a Video Game
Video games don’t prepare a young boy for real life or real baseball.
Caution! Kids' Brains Are not Ready for Screens
Kids need hands-on help and clear leadership from parents for smart screen management.
Is My Tween Really in Love With Her Phone?
Teens love their phones, sometimes to the exclusion of everything else in their lives, including their family.
8 Reasons for Tween Social Media Anxiety
Understand the reasoning behind Social Media Anxiety and ways to restore balance when it comes to tweens and social media use.
7 Reasons why Social Media Doesn’t fit a Tween's World
Tips to balance social media in the world of a middle school child.
The Smartphone Decision
7 things to think about before you buy your child their first smartphone (or give them your old one).
Resolutions You'll Want to Keep
6 tips to reset your family time.
12 Ideas to Beat the Screen Obsession This Holiday Week
Replace screen distractions with activities that build family connections.
The Gift Most Parents Wish They'd Never Given
It’s not too late to swap that screen gift for a toy.
Virtual Reality Toys … A Virtual Mistake
Before buying virtual reality games, consider these physical effects and risks for children.
The Myth of the Overscheduled Child
Children who lack structure in their day may be turning to screens to fill the void.
Moms Managing Media
Balancing technology with childhood
About Melanie Hempe
Melanie Hempe is the founder of Families Managing Media. She has coached hundreds of families on the effects of screen media use and has helped them achieve a healthier, more balanced media life. With a nursing degree from Emory University, Melanie draws upon her medical background to demystify the questions of why technology has such a strong grip on our kids and why it is replacing normal childhood activities. She offers busy parents easy-to-follow scientific information and practical solutions for children of all ages, as she stresses the importance of REAL life connections in a digital world.
Melanie and her husband, Chris are raising four children in a media balanced home – and have successfully replaced video games with sports, music, art and good manners and they have also done the impossible: they have kept social media and smartphones from controlling their kids.
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