39: Summer Screens with Teens without Battles

Hey parents, summer can easily turn into endless screen time and chaos — but what if it became your biggest opportunity to build your teen’s confidence, independence, and real-life skills that stick all year?

In this episode:

✨Understand the unique challenges of managing screen time during summer 

✨ Learn to set effective boundaries without conflict

✨Explore techniques to fill your teen's social and emotional needs beyond screens

✨Gain tips to collaborate with your teen on tech-life balance

Let’s turn your summer screen battles into opportunities for growth and connection?

Check out the Teenage Guide to Screen Stress and get instant access to valuable coaching and resources. Let’s make this summer the best one yet!

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✨ Ashley

00:00 Introduction: Screens Aren't the Enemy
00:12 Reframing Resistance as Information
01:42 Summer and Technology: A Universal Thorn
02:14 Managing Screens Without the Battle
04:22 Understanding the Summer Screen Struggle
05:17 Tech as a Social Lifeline
06:16 Balancing Screen Time and Real Time
07:52 Creating Boundaries That Work
09:11 Collaborating with Your Teen
10:07 Free Mini De-Stress Training
11:20 The Sunscreen Analogy
13:17 The Importance of Non-Negotiables
14:00 Building Ownership and Respect
14:17 Three Simple Ways to Achieve Tech-Life Balance
14:35 Tech Swaps and Social Hangouts
14:53 Using Tech Together
15:25 Creating Digital Oasis
15:43 Screens Aren't the Enemy: Revisited
16:14 Connecting Through Disconnection
17:24 Final Thoughts on Screen Balance
18:50 The Power of Screens in Parenting
19:07 Reconnect and Reuse Screens
19:39 The Influence of Parent-Teen Relationships

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