About this episode

This episode discusses effective strategies for single parents to limit screen time for teenagers without creating conflict.

Is screen time the battle that keeps showing up in your home? Maybe your teen is on their phone late at night. Maybe gaming turns into an argument every time you ask them to stop. Maybe social media, YouTube, texting, or endless scrolling have started to affect sleep, mood, homework, motivation, or connection. And if you are a single parent, this can feel even more exhausting because you may be the only one holding the line. In this episode of the Single Parenting Reset Show, Tess Connolly, LCSW, talks about how to limit screen time for teenagers in a way that is firm, realistic, and relationship-centered. This episode is not about shaming teens or pretending technology is going away. Teenagers are growing up in a world where phones, schoolwork, friendships, entertainment, gaming, and identity are all tangled together. The real question is: How do we help teens build healthier limits with screens without creating constant conflict at home? In this episode, you’ll learn: Why screen time with teens is different than screen time with tweens Why sleep should be the first screen time boundary parents protect How to separate school screens from entertainment screens Why screens often…

People in this episode

Host: Tess Connolly

Topics covered

• screen time management
• teen behavior
• parenting strategies
• single parenting
• communication with teens

Keywords

• screen time
• teenagers
• parenting
• behavior problems
• communication
• single parents
• technology

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