Hi Fine Parent,

I don’t know how I used to cope without my cell phone. You know, in the "before" days...

Compared to my sisters and my friends, I’m practically a dinosaur. But I still rely on my phone a little too heavily for my liking, to stay on top of emails, keep up with family and friends, keep the household chugging along, and even run my business. 

Phone makers and app designers go out of their way to make this little rectangle of glass and plastic indispensable—even to mobile-skeptic dinosaurs like me. For most “regular” people without my hang-ups, it becomes almost an addiction!

Considering how hard it is for us adults, is it any wonder that our kiddos are struggling with this, too?

Keeping a balance between a peaceful household and reducing your kids' screen time is so tough these days.

Especially with more and more schools embracing tablets and laptops as learning devices, where do you draw the line? 

And how?

Our team recently invited Arlene Pellicane, author of "Screen Kids: 5 Relational Skills Every Child Needs In a Tech-Driven World,” to host a Masterclass for our community.

After watching it, one of our members got in touch to let us know that she’d wasted no time in putting the ideas from the masterclass into practice—with amazing results!

Lindsay admitted that she had been a little over-reliant on screens to keep her 5 children out of trouble. In an effort to snatch a moment’s peace, she allowed her youngest two kiddos to take their tablets to their room at nap time. Sometimes for up to two hours!

Firstly, I want to applaud Lindsay for being honest. It’s very common among parents to give in to screens to sidestep tantrums and power struggles. I’m sure there are many other parents who do the same, but few would admit to it.

While we know we shouldn’t, and we know it’s not in our child’s best interests, sometimes handing over a phone or a tablet is the only way we can get a moment of peace all day.

Over to Lindsay to explain more:

I am so excited that I just have to share this!

After listening to the Screen Kids Masterclass (which I was hesitant to do because I knew I wasn’t going to like hearing the statistics about screen usage), I realized we needed to make some big changes in our household. 

Long story short, we had been using screens as a crutch for far too long. 

Well, today, after listening to the Masterclass, I said: “Nope, we’re NOT doing this anymore!” and sent them in for their nap empty-handed. 

The 3-year-old had a meltdown for 5 solid minutes, screaming, crying, throwing things at the door, and kicking the wall. It was ugly, and I was getting mad. 

Then I remembered what Arlene said about modeling an apology and admitting to making the mistake of giving them a game or a device or whatever before they were ready.

I took a deep breath, went in, and sat down on her little stool.

I took her by the hands and said, “I’m sorry, sweetheart. I made a mistake when I let you have your tablet for so long. It’s not good for your little brain. How about you choose something else to play with quietly, or you crawl into bed and go to sleep?” 

She said, “Okay, Mommy, I sleep.” and then happily crawled into bed under her covers. 

That was it. 

No more tantrums. 

I was in awe that it had actually worked and worked so well! 

I know it won’t always be this easy, but it is a huge win for our family!

-Lindsay F.

We receive so many emails like Lindsay’s from our students after joining one of our trainings, masterclasses, or live coaching calls, in shocked awe about how smoothly things go when they try the tools we teach—whether it is simple tweaks or detailed systems. 

These can transform your family!

And while screens are BIG contributors to tantrums, power struggles, and arguments these days, they aren’t the only ones. 

There are so many more catalysts—classics such as picky eating, refusal to do chores, getting out of the house on time, homework, sibling fights and so many more, to complicated ones like anxiety and mental health issues.

You can try to solve all of these issues one at a time, or put systems in place that make it easy to handle ANY of these situations (and even any new ones that you haven’t even had to face yet!) by nipping them in the bud.

And that’s what the FREE Training How to Handle Rudeness, Back Talk, and Other Triggering Behavior From Your Kids. (Without Getting Into Power Struggles. Or, Constantly Yelling and Punishing.) that you signed up for helps you with!

During the training, I also take a little time to show you how we can best help you diffuse tension, disarm power struggles, and create a lifelong relationship with your children built on love, respect, and trust using our comprehensive flagship program.

Your access to the FREE Training Pass and the chance to find out more about our flagship Complete Positive Parenting Transformation Program ends in less than 24 hours!

Don’t miss the opportunity to kick off your positive parenting transformation journey and get amazing results, just as Lindsay and so many others in our community already have!

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I'll see you inside the training,
Sumitha

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