The 10-minute screen-time checklist for calm parents
A simple guide to help kids move from scrolling to creating — without taking the phone away.
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WHAT YOU GET
7 steps to calmer screens
I distilled these steps from years of tech work and from helping seven families move from nightly fights to clearer agreements.
You walk away with
A one-week watch log
One clear house rule
A create-first plan
A family media sheet
01
Watch without judging
For one week you only notice when and why the screen comes out, so the next talk is based on facts.
15 min
02
Name the real pull
You write down what the screen gives your child that real life is missing right now.
10 min
03
Pick one rule
You choose a single, doable screen rule you can keep for the next week.
10 min
04
Plan a create hour
You schedule one short session where your child builds something instead of only watching.
15 min
05
Write the house plan
You fill a simple one-page family media plan you can put on the fridge tonight.
20 min
Is this for you?
It is for parents who want less phone fights and more creating, without turning into the screen police.
BEFORE
Where many parents sit
Every evening ends in a phone fight
You do not know what they watch
Rules change every other day
Create time never quite starts
IN ONE AFTERNOON
Where the checklist takes you
You know the real triggers at home
You have one rule you can keep
The family sheet is on the fridge
A first create hour is on the calendar
Guy Malachi
Media coach for parents and kids
I have worked with technology for over 25 years and already helped seven kids with screen struggles, with parents who were glad they started. This checklist is the first calm step I give every family before we go deeper.