Lesson 8

Lesson 8 · Real Life

Screens

Let the timer be the bad guy.

4 min

Before · During · After

  1. 1

    Before

    Decide when the screen happens and for how long before you turn it on. Use the ending signal (the alarm rings, the screen goes off) so the timer decides, not you.

  2. 2

    During

    5-minute heads-up, then "The episode is over." Turn it off and offer the next activity, already set up. Crying: five steps, without turning it back on.

  3. 3

    After

    Try not to use the phone to stop a tantrum. It works in the moment and teaches that crying brings the screen.

This week's task

Set a screen time and an alarm for each day this week. When the alarm rings, the screen goes off.

One-screen summary

  • Decide before it's on.
  • The alarm decides.
  • Don't use the screen to stop crying.

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