The Myth of Digital Forbidden Fruit
Why giving in to screens now doesn’t pay off in the future.
Cell Phone Radiation and Kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics just released a new recommendation to reduce cell phone use for children.
How to Protect Your Child From Online Porn
7 steps parents can take steps at home to prevent online porn exposure at an early age.
Overwhelming Screen Entertainment
Resetting your child's digital habits may be easier than you think.
5 Tips To Get Your Child Out of His "Screen Coma" and Ready For School
Is your little gamer ready for school?
Wean Your Child Off Screen Entertainment Before Summer Ends
Restore screen balance in your home before school starts.
Easy Test For Video Game Overuse
Is your child overusing his game? Here is one simple question to find out.
The Case For Real Family Time
Five ways to build family attachment in a digital world.
13 Ways To Get Your Kids To Do Their Chores
How to make hard work = family fun.
Can Doing Chores Save Your Child's Summer?
Why adding this key ingredient can make for a happier summer break.
7 Sure-Fire Summer Strategies To Fend Off a Screen Funk
Don't slip into bad screen habits this summer! Make a plan to help your kids discover the joy of a real childhood.
What A Screen-Free Week Can Mean for Family Life
Small changes could be the start of something big
7 Tips For Going Screen-Free For A Week
Easy ways to survive National Screen-Free Week, May 2-8.
5 Reasons Your Child Would Benefit From A Screen-Free Week
Take a week off to reset by participating in National Screen-Free Week, May 2-8.
4 Ways to Help Your Child Learn Empathy
Empathy is not an inherent character trait. Kids must practice being empathetic to become empathetic.
Should I Use Screen Time to Motivate My Child?
Screens may help motivate, but sends the wrong message to kids.
Is My Child Addicted to His Video Game?
How to know if it's just casual or too much.
5 Ways to Help Your Child Learn to Love Reading
Tips for putting a book — not a screen — in your child's lap.
Good-Bye Screen Addiction, Welcome Back Family Time
Five ways to set boundaries around screen use in the new year.
Santa, Leave the iPad at the North Pole
6 reasons why your child needs real toys instead of another screen this Christmas.
5 Reasons Santa Should Not Deliver A Smart Phone
Five reasons why you may not want to give your child a smart phone for Christmas.
Giving Thanks: The Joy of A Video Game Free Home
What I'm thankful for this Thanksgiving.
8 Apps Your Kids Use and You Need to Know About
Many kids go out every night but they never leave the house. Where are they going? Here are a few of the places they hang out.
The 7 reasons why teen social media depression is real. Plus 5 helpful tips to restore balance.
Plus, five helpful tips to restore balance.
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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