1:1 Coaching
Find family harmony using a proven approach.
Parents want practical support and guidance. But when it comes to screentime, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. That’s why Emily’s coaching provides tailored strategies based on your family’s values.
Emily will work with you to build a strong foundation around screentime that lasts, even as your children grow up.
1:1 Coaching
Find family harmony using a proven approach.
Parents want practical support and guidance. But when it comes to screentime, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. That’s why Emily’s coaching provides tailored strategies based on your family’s values.
Emily will work with you to build a strong foundation around screentime that lasts, even as your children grow up.
1:1 Coaching
Find family harmony using a proven approach.
Parents want practical support and guidance. But when it comes to screentime, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. That’s why Emily’s coaching provides tailored strategies based on your family’s values.
Emily will work with you to build a strong foundation around screentime that lasts, even as your children grow up.
My gratitude for Emily's guidance on creating a tech-intentional plan for my family is immense. She met me where I was at and helped me navigate some big challenges, with understanding, compassion, and optimism. I appreciated her thoughtful follow-up emails after each session summarizing what we talked about and offering more ideas and resources. Each family's relationship to tech is going to look different and Emily understands that. Her program was such a worthy investment! "
Sue B.
Mother
“I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant… One-on-one coaching was well worth the investment, because we customized a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.”
Kathy C.
Mother of Dual Household Children
"Emily has helped me look at how I approach tech and parenting… I am grateful for her support and helping my family focus on our values while we become tech-intentional. I highly recommend working with her.”
Ezra B.
Father of Two
“I was feeling completely defeated by the way that screentime was taking over my kids' lives. Working with Emily gave me a roadmap and the tools I needed to reduce the role of screens in our family life, while deepening connection with my children.”
Darryl H.
Father
"Working with Emily has been such a joy… With her help, we are doing the real work of building a relationship with our daughter outside of screens."
Janette M.
Mother
"Emily’s researched and thoughtful approach to our family’s screen use let us understand our children’s perspective and helped them understand the rationale behind our screentime limitations.”
Lydia R.
Mother of Four
My gratitude for Emily's guidance on creating a tech-intentional plan for my family is immense. She met me where I was at and helped me navigate some big challenges, with understanding, compassion, and optimism. I appreciated her thoughtful follow-up emails after each session summarizing what we talked about and offering more ideas and resources. Each family's relationship to tech is going to look different and Emily understands that. Her program was such a worthy investment! "
Sue B.
Mother
“I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant… One-on-one coaching was well worth the investment, because we customized a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.”
Kathy C.
Mother of Dual Household Children
"Emily has helped me look at how I approach tech and parenting… I am grateful for her support and helping my family focus on our values while we become tech-intentional. I highly recommend working with her.”
Ezra B.
Father of Two
“I was feeling completely defeated by the way that screentime was taking over my kids' lives. Working with Emily gave me a roadmap and the tools I needed to reduce the role of screens in our family life, while deepening connection with my children.”
Darryl H.
Father
"Working with Emily has been such a joy… With her help, we are doing the real work of building a relationship with our daughter outside of screens."
Janette M.
Mother
"Emily’s researched and thoughtful approach to our family’s screen use let us understand our children’s perspective and helped them understand the rationale behind our screentime limitations.”
Lydia R.
Mother of Four
My gratitude for Emily's guidance on creating a tech-intentional plan for my family is immense. She met me where I was at and helped me navigate some big challenges, with understanding, compassion, and optimism. I appreciated her thoughtful follow-up emails after each session summarizing what we talked about and offering more ideas and resources. Each family's relationship to tech is going to look different and Emily understands that. Her program was such a worthy investment! "
Sue B.
Mother
“I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant… One-on-one coaching was well worth the investment, because we customized a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.”
Kathy C.
Mother of Dual Household Children
"Emily has helped me look at how I approach tech and parenting… I am grateful for her support and helping my family focus on our values while we become tech-intentional. I highly recommend working with her.”
Ezra B.
Father of Two
“I was feeling completely defeated by the way that screentime was taking over my kids' lives. Working with Emily gave me a roadmap and the tools I needed to reduce the role of screens in our family life, while deepening connection with my children.”
Darryl H.
Father
"Working with Emily has been such a joy… With her help, we are doing the real work of building a relationship with our daughter outside of screens."
Janette M.
Mother
"Emily’s researched and thoughtful approach to our family’s screen use let us understand our children’s perspective and helped them understand the rationale behind our screentime limitations.”
Lydia R.
Mother of Four
My gratitude for Emily's guidance on creating a tech-intentional plan for my family is immense. She met me where I was at and helped me navigate some big challenges, with understanding, compassion, and optimism. I appreciated her thoughtful follow-up emails after each session summarizing what we talked about and offering more ideas and resources. Each family's relationship to tech is going to look different and Emily understands that. Her program was such a worthy investment! "
Sue B.
Mother
“I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant… One-on-one coaching was well worth the investment, because we customized a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.”
Kathy C.
Mother of Dual Household Children
"Emily has helped me look at how I approach tech and parenting… I am grateful for her support and helping my family focus on our values while we become tech-intentional. I highly recommend working with her.”
Ezra B.
Father of Two
“I was feeling completely defeated by the way that screentime was taking over my kids' lives. Working with Emily gave me a roadmap and the tools I needed to reduce the role of screens in our family life, while deepening connection with my children.”
Darryl H.
Father
"Working with Emily has been such a joy… With her help, we are doing the real work of building a relationship with our daughter outside of screens."
Janette M.
Mother
"Emily’s researched and thoughtful approach to our family’s screen use let us understand our children’s perspective and helped them understand the rationale behind our screentime limitations.”
Lydia R.
Mother of Four
My gratitude for Emily's guidance on creating a tech-intentional plan for my family is immense. She met me where I was at and helped me navigate some big challenges, with understanding, compassion, and optimism. I appreciated her thoughtful follow-up emails after each session summarizing what we talked about and offering more ideas and resources. Each family's relationship to tech is going to look different and Emily understands that. Her program was such a worthy investment! "
Sue B.
Mother
“I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant… One-on-one coaching was well worth the investment, because we customized a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.”
Kathy C.
Mother of Dual Household Children
"Emily has helped me look at how I approach tech and parenting… I am grateful for her support and helping my family focus on our values while we become tech-intentional. I highly recommend working with her.”
Ezra B.
Father of Two
“I was feeling completely defeated by the way that screentime was taking over my kids' lives. Working with Emily gave me a roadmap and the tools I needed to reduce the role of screens in our family life, while deepening connection with my children.”
Darryl H.
Father
"Working with Emily has been such a joy… With her help, we are doing the real work of building a relationship with our daughter outside of screens."
Janette M.
Mother
"Emily’s researched and thoughtful approach to our family’s screen use let us understand our children’s perspective and helped them understand the rationale behind our screentime limitations.”
Lydia R.
Mother of Four
My gratitude for Emily's guidance on creating a tech-intentional plan for my family is immense. She met me where I was at and helped me navigate some big challenges, with understanding, compassion, and optimism. I appreciated her thoughtful follow-up emails after each session summarizing what we talked about and offering more ideas and resources. Each family's relationship to tech is going to look different and Emily understands that. Her program was such a worthy investment! "
Sue B.
Mother
“I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant… One-on-one coaching was well worth the investment, because we customized a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.”
Kathy C.
Mother of Dual Household Children
"Emily has helped me look at how I approach tech and parenting… I am grateful for her support and helping my family focus on our values while we become tech-intentional. I highly recommend working with her.”
Ezra B.
Father of Two
“I was feeling completely defeated by the way that screentime was taking over my kids' lives. Working with Emily gave me a roadmap and the tools I needed to reduce the role of screens in our family life, while deepening connection with my children.”
Darryl H.
Father
"Working with Emily has been such a joy… With her help, we are doing the real work of building a relationship with our daughter outside of screens."
Janette M.
Mother
"Emily’s researched and thoughtful approach to our family’s screen use let us understand our children’s perspective and helped them understand the rationale behind our screentime limitations.”
Lydia R.
Mother of Four
My gratitude for Emily's guidance on creating a tech-intentional plan for my family is immense. She met me where I was at and helped me navigate some big challenges, with understanding, compassion, and optimism. I appreciated her thoughtful follow-up emails after each session summarizing what we talked about and offering more ideas and resources. Each family's relationship to tech is going to look different and Emily understands that. Her program was such a worthy investment! "
Sue B.
Mother
“I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant… One-on-one coaching was well worth the investment, because we customized a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.”
Kathy C.
Mother of Dual Household Children
"Emily has helped me look at how I approach tech and parenting… I am grateful for her support and helping my family focus on our values while we become tech-intentional. I highly recommend working with her.”
Ezra B.
Father of Two
“I was feeling completely defeated by the way that screentime was taking over my kids' lives. Working with Emily gave me a roadmap and the tools I needed to reduce the role of screens in our family life, while deepening connection with my children.”
Darryl H.
Father
"Working with Emily has been such a joy… With her help, we are doing the real work of building a relationship with our daughter outside of screens."
Janette M.
Mother
"Emily’s researched and thoughtful approach to our family’s screen use let us understand our children’s perspective and helped them understand the rationale behind our screentime limitations.”
Lydia R.
Mother of Four
My gratitude for Emily's guidance on creating a tech-intentional plan for my family is immense. She met me where I was at and helped me navigate some big challenges, with understanding, compassion, and optimism. I appreciated her thoughtful follow-up emails after each session summarizing what we talked about and offering more ideas and resources. Each family's relationship to tech is going to look different and Emily understands that. Her program was such a worthy investment! "
Sue B.
Mother
“I cannot rave enough about the life-changing nature of working with Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant… One-on-one coaching was well worth the investment, because we customized a way forward that worked for our unique family dynamic.”
Kathy C.
Mother of Dual Household Children
"Emily has helped me look at how I approach tech and parenting… I am grateful for her support and helping my family focus on our values while we become tech-intentional. I highly recommend working with her.”
Ezra B.
Father of Two
“I was feeling completely defeated by the way that screentime was taking over my kids' lives. Working with Emily gave me a roadmap and the tools I needed to reduce the role of screens in our family life, while deepening connection with my children.”
Darryl H.
Father
"Working with Emily has been such a joy… With her help, we are doing the real work of building a relationship with our daughter outside of screens."
Janette M.
Mother
"Emily’s researched and thoughtful approach to our family’s screen use let us understand our children’s perspective and helped them understand the rationale behind our screentime limitations.”
Lydia R.
Mother of Four
The Benefits of 1:1 Support
The Benefits of 1:1 Support
The Benefits of 1:1 Support
Parents want practical support and guidance when it comes to addressing screentime. We need strategies to talk about screentime (without excessive emotional fallout), set limits (and make them stick), and focus on what really matters most (our relationships with our children).
When families are tech-intentional™, conflicts decrease and relationships grow stronger.
What you get with 1:1 Coaching
What you get with 1:1 Coaching
What you get with 1:1 Coaching
What’s included in the 8 (eight) 60-minute 1:1 virtual coaching sessions:
What’s included in the 8 (eight) 60-minute 1:1 virtual coaching sessions:
What’s included in the 8 (eight) 60-minute 1:1 virtual coaching sessions:
Customized parenting and screentime support rooted in your family's values.
Emphasis on executive function skills and the impact of screentime on development
Information about persuasive design and how it creates conflict around screentime
Establishing realistic screentime goals and limits, without relying on surveillance tools
Prioritizing parental modeling (mentoring vs. monitoring)
Research-backed recommendations about technology, parental controls, and social media
Practical and realistic tools for Tech-Intentional™ parenting
Investment: $5,000
Investment: $5,000
FAQs About 1:1 Coaching
FAQs About 1:1 Coaching
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Why do you charge $50 for a discovery call?
You say the investment is $5,000. Does that include the $50 charge?
We just want someone to help advise us on or set up parental controls or monitoring software. Do you do that?
Do you offer single one-hour parent coaching sessions?
I just have a quick question– can I pick Emily’s brain?
When is the right time for a smartphone or social media for my child?
My child is neurodivergent. Do you help with screen addiction or mental health issues involving screens?
My child has a smartphone and social media and I don’t want to take them away. Is there anything I can do?
I just gave my child a screen-based device and now I regret it. How can I take it back?
Isn't my child safer with a smartphone?
Why do you charge $50 for a discovery call?
You say the investment is $5,000. Does that include the $50 charge?
We just want someone to help advise us on or set up parental controls or monitoring software. Do you do that?
Do you offer single one-hour parent coaching sessions?
I just have a quick question– can I pick Emily’s brain?
When is the right time for a smartphone or social media for my child?
My child is neurodivergent. Do you help with screen addiction or mental health issues involving screens?
My child has a smartphone and social media and I don’t want to take them away. Is there anything I can do?
I just gave my child a screen-based device and now I regret it. How can I take it back?
Isn't my child safer with a smartphone?
Why do you charge $50 for a discovery call?
You say the investment is $5,000. Does that include the $50 charge?
We just want someone to help advise us on or set up parental controls or monitoring software. Do you do that?
Do you offer single one-hour parent coaching sessions?
I just have a quick question– can I pick Emily’s brain?
When is the right time for a smartphone or social media for my child?
My child is neurodivergent. Do you help with screen addiction or mental health issues involving screens?
My child has a smartphone and social media and I don’t want to take them away. Is there anything I can do?
I just gave my child a screen-based device and now I regret it. How can I take it back?
Isn't my child safer with a smartphone?
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Schedule a 15-Minute Consult
Your time is valuable - as is Emily’s! After discovering that free meetings resulted in a prohibitive no-show rate, we charge $50 for the introduction call. If you’d like to ask Emily a question, check out her FAQs first.
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Emily also offers workshop-style presentations, in-person presentations, and survey-based insights about your community that are ideal for larger groups.
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Author Emily Cherkin―aka The Screentime Consultant―has created a compelling guide for parents struggling with screentime at home. She combines research, humor, and experience as a parent and teacher to provide guidance for building a tech-intentional family.
Being tech-intentional™ means prioritizing relationships over screens.
When used, screens serve relationships and never replace them. We protect our values. We nurture our children. We resist screen use that interferes with healthy development.
In other words:
Less is more
Later is better
Relationships and skills before screens
Being tech-intentional™ means prioritizing relationships over screens.
When used, screens serve relationships and never replace them. We protect our values. We nurture our children. We resist screen use that interferes with healthy development.
In other words:
Less is more
Later is better
Relationships and skills before screens
Being tech-intentional™ means prioritizing relationships over screens.
When used, screens serve relationships and never replace them. We protect our values. We nurture our children. We resist screen use that interferes with healthy development.
In other words:
Less is more
Later is better
Relationships and skills before screens
Why work with Emily?
The Screentime Consultant helps communities become Tech-Intentional. Emily empowers families and schools to prioritize relationships, skills, and safety with her tech-intentional approach.
Integrity
Integrity means doing the right thing even when no one else is watching. This is why Emily doesn’t endorse or hold affiliate relationships with any tech-based product, service, or company. We respect the work you’ve already done and support your leadership when you make courageous changes.
Curiosity
Curiosity means starting from a place of non-judgmental questioning. It means assuming best intentions, a willingness to learn more, and a desire to make change with new information. Emily replaces judgment with curiosity in the work she does with families, schools, and communities. We start where you are.
Courage
Courage is being afraid and choosing to act in spite of the fear. Emily knows that change doesn’t come from sitting and watching. We have to not only talk our talk, but walk our walk. Emily works with people from all over the world, because at the end of the day, this is about protecting children and childhood, not promoting a specific agenda.
Why work with Emily?
The Screentime Consultant helps communities become Tech-Intentional. Emily empowers families and schools to prioritize relationships, skills, and safety with her tech-intentional approach.
Integrity
Integrity means doing the right thing even when no one else is watching. This is why Emily doesn’t endorse or hold affiliate relationships with any tech-based product, service, or company. We respect the work you’ve already done and support your leadership when you make courageous changes.
Curiosity
Curiosity means starting from a place of non-judgmental questioning. It means assuming best intentions, a willingness to learn more, and a desire to make change with new information. Emily replaces judgment with curiosity in the work she does with families, schools, and communities. We start where you are.
Courage
Courage is being afraid and choosing to act in spite of the fear. Emily knows that change doesn’t come from sitting and watching. We have to not only talk our talk, but walk our walk. Emily works with people from all over the world, because at the end of the day, this is about protecting children and childhood, not promoting a specific agenda.
Why work with Emily?
The Screentime Consultant helps communities become Tech-Intentional. Emily empowers families and schools to prioritize relationships, skills, and safety with her tech-intentional approach.
Integrity
Integrity means doing the right thing even when no one else is watching. This is why Emily doesn’t endorse or hold affiliate relationships with any tech-based product, service, or company. We respect the work you’ve already done and support your leadership when you make courageous changes.
Curiosity
There is a lot of tech-funded "research" about the benefits of technology.
My recommendations are rooted in the science of childhood development from independent researchers.
Courage
Courage is being afraid and choosing to act in spite of the fear. Emily knows that change doesn’t come from sitting and watching. We have to not only talk our talk, but walk our walk. Emily works with people from all over the world, because at the end of the day, this is about protecting children and childhood, not promoting a specific agenda.
Are you ready to be Tech-Intentional™?
Click below to contact Emily and see if Tech-Intentional™ parenting is right for your family.
Are you ready to be Tech-Intentional™?
Click below to contact Emily and see if Tech-Intentional™ parenting is right for your family.
Are you ready to be Tech-Intentional™?
Click below to contact Emily and see if Tech-Intentional™ parenting is right for your family.