THE
SCREENTIME
SOLUTION
THE
SCREENTIME
SOLUTION
THE
SCREENTIME
SOLUTION
A Judgment-Free Guide to Becoming
a Tech-Intentional™ Family
A Judgment-Free Guide to Becoming
a Tech-Intentional™ Family
A Judgment-Free Guide to Becoming
a Tech-Intentional™ Family
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A Judgment-Free Guide to Becoming a Tech-Intentional™ Family
A Judgment-Free Guide to Becoming a Tech-Intentional™ Family
A Judgment-Free Guide to Becoming a Tech-Intentional™ Family
Author Emily Cherkin―aka The Screentime Consultant―has written a compelling and necessary book about parenting in the modern digital age. Unlike any previous generation, children’s excessive screen use today at home and at school impacts mental health and family relationships. Parents have concerns about the amount of time children spend on devices and want to do better. They’re just not sure what to do or where to start.
In The Screentime Solution, Emily teaches parents to become “tech-intentional”: using screen-based technologies to enhance, nurture, and align with family values while avoiding, delaying, or limiting screentime that interferes with healthy mental, physical, cognitive, and emotional development.
Author Emily Cherkin―aka The Screentime Consultant―has written a compelling and necessary book about parenting in the modern digital age. Unlike any previous generation, children’s excessive screen use today at home and at school impacts mental health and family relationships. Parents have concerns about the amount of time children spend on devices and want to do better. They’re just not sure what to do or where to start.
In The Screentime Solution, Emily teaches parents to become “tech-intentional”: using screen-based technologies to enhance, nurture, and align with family values while avoiding, delaying, or limiting screentime that interferes with healthy mental, physical, cognitive, and emotional development.
With humor, empathy, and experience, Emily invites parents to:
become tech-intentional, without feeling judged, shamed, or blamed;
implement her research-supported, developmentally appropriate tools to find screentime balance; and
build a movement around tech-intentionality (this is good for everyone―children and adults alike).
The Screentime Solution will remain useful even as technology changes because being tech-intentional is an approach that can―and should―remain a constant.
With humor, empathy, and experience, Emily invites parents to:
become tech-intentional, without feeling judged, shamed, or blamed;
implement her research-supported, developmentally appropriate tools to find screentime balance; and
build a movement around tech-intentionality (this is good for everyone―children and adults alike).
The Screentime Solution will remain useful even as technology changes because being tech-intentional is an approach that can―and should―remain a constant.
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Praise for the Screentime Solution
Praise for the Screentime Solution
“Books and blogs are flooded with myths and misconceptions about how screens impact our children’s wellbeing. Emily Cherkin is a refreshingly honest and accurate voice in a sea of confusion and denial. The Screentime Solution is an essential book for any parent who is about to give a child a smartphone, or who is already struggling with the consequences.”
—Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD,
Author of the New York Times bestseller HUNT, GATHER, PARENT.
“Books and blogs are flooded with myths and misconceptions about how screens impact our children’s wellbeing. Emily Cherkin is a refreshingly honest and accurate voice in a sea of confusion and denial. The Screentime Solution is an essential book for any parent who is about to give a child a smartphone, or who is already struggling with the consequences.”
—Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD,
Author of the New York Times bestseller HUNT, GATHER, PARENT.
“Books and blogs are flooded with myths and misconceptions about how screens impact our children’s wellbeing. Emily Cherkin is a refreshingly honest and accurate voice in a sea of confusion and denial. The Screentime Solution is an essential book for any parent who is about to give a child a smartphone, or who is already struggling with the consequences.”
—Michaeleen Doucleff, PhD,
Author of the New York Times bestseller HUNT, GATHER, PARENT.
“From the moment I opened this book I knew we, as parents, were in clear, sensitive and non-judgmental hands. There are few, if any, decisions we make as parents that will define our family values and shape our children’s brain development and long term social and emotional health, as how we handle screen exposure. I am not ‘anti-screen,’ but I am passionately ‘pro-human connection,’ and in The Screentime Solution, Emily will guide you into taking small, sensible and doable steps to come to your own judgments that will build deep family connections and leave you with a feeling, ‘I can do this.’”
—Kim John Payne, M.Ed.,
Author of EMOTIONALLY RESILIENT TEENS AND TWEENS, SIMPLICITY PARENTING AND THE SOUL OF DISCIPLINE
“From the moment I opened this book I knew we, as parents, were in clear, sensitive and non-judgmental hands. There are few, if any, decisions we make as parents that will define our family values and shape our children’s brain development and long term social and emotional health, as how we handle screen exposure. I am not ‘anti-screen,’ but I am passionately ‘pro-human connection,’ and in The Screentime Solution, Emily will guide you into taking small, sensible and doable steps to come to your own judgments that will build deep family connections and leave you with a feeling, ‘I can do this.’”
—Kim John Payne, M.Ed.,
Author of EMOTIONALLY RESILIENT TEENS AND TWEENS, SIMPLICITY PARENTING AND THE SOUL OF DISCIPLINE
“From the moment I opened this book I knew we, as parents, were in clear, sensitive and non-judgmental hands. There are few, if any, decisions we make as parents that will define our family values and shape our children’s brain development and long term social and emotional health, as how we handle screen exposure. I am not ‘anti-screen,’ but I am passionately ‘pro-human connection,’ and in The Screentime Solution, Emily will guide you into taking small, sensible and doable steps to come to your own judgments that will build deep family connections and leave you with a feeling, ‘I can do this.’”
—Kim John Payne, M.Ed.,
Author of EMOTIONALLY RESILIENT TEENS AND TWEENS, SIMPLICITY PARENTING AND THE SOUL OF DISCIPLINE
“Emily's work has changed the trajectory of my family's life. As I told her, she is a bad influence in the best way because I abandoned social media in exchange for my real life. The truth is I stopped numbing myself with social media, stepped into my real life, and realized how much I was missing. What I have learned from Emily has changed everything. Emily's book is real, raw, and relatable.”
—Lauren Cañafranca,
Parent & client.
“Emily's work has changed the trajectory of my family's life. As I told her, she is a bad influence in the best way because I abandoned social media in exchange for my real life. The truth is I stopped numbing myself with social media, stepped into my real life, and realized how much I was missing. What I have learned from Emily has changed everything. Emily's book is real, raw, and relatable.”
—Lauren Cañafranca,
Parent & client.
“Emily's work has changed the trajectory of my family's life. As I told her, she is a bad influence in the best way because I abandoned social media in exchange for my real life. The truth is I stopped numbing myself with social media, stepped into my real life, and realized how much I was missing. What I have learned from Emily has changed everything. Emily's book is real, raw, and relatable.”
—Lauren Cañafranca,
Parent & client.
“Emily Cherkin's THE SCREENTIME SOLUTION is an invaluable practical guide to parenting in the age of screens. As a consultant, teacher, and parent, Cherkin offers down-to-earth advice about the questions that vex parents everywhere, from when and how to introduce kids to smartphones, to how to ensure kids are allowed to flourish in the presence of social media platforms that are designed to ensnare them. A hugely valuable resource.”
—Adam Alter,
Professor of Marketing, New York University Stern School of Business New York Times bestselling author of IRRESISTIBLE and ANATOMY OF A BREAKTHROUGH
“Emily Cherkin's THE SCREENTIME SOLUTION is an invaluable practical guide to parenting in the age of screens. As a consultant, teacher, and parent, Cherkin offers down-to-earth advice about the questions that vex parents everywhere, from when and how to introduce kids to smartphones, to how to ensure kids are allowed to flourish in the presence of social media platforms that are designed to ensnare them. A hugely valuable resource.”
—Adam Alter,
Professor of Marketing, New York University Stern School of Business New York Times bestselling author of IRRESISTIBLE and ANATOMY OF A BREAKTHROUGH
“Emily Cherkin's THE SCREENTIME SOLUTION is an invaluable practical guide to parenting in the age of screens. As a consultant, teacher, and parent, Cherkin offers down-to-earth advice about the questions that vex parents everywhere, from when and how to introduce kids to smartphones, to how to ensure kids are allowed to flourish in the presence of social media platforms that are designed to ensnare them. A hugely valuable resource.”
—Adam Alter,
Professor of Marketing, New York University Stern School of Business New York Times bestselling author of IRRESISTIBLE and ANATOMY OF A BREAKTHROUGH
“In an increasingly polarized world, it's refreshing to hear an argument that neither glorifies nor vilifies technology. Cherkin's concept of 'tech intentionality' will be an incredible support for overwhelmed and under-informed parents struggling with the incursion of technology into their family. Engaging, alarming, well-researched, and ultimately incredibly helpful, The Screentime Solution should be handed out to all new (and existing) parents. I could not recommend this book more.”
—Dr Jared Cooney Horvath,
Research Fellow, University of Melbourne / Director, LME Global
“In an increasingly polarized world, it's refreshing to hear an argument that neither glorifies nor vilifies technology. Cherkin's concept of 'tech intentionality' will be an incredible support for overwhelmed and under-informed parents struggling with the incursion of technology into their family. Engaging, alarming, well-researched, and ultimately incredibly helpful, The Screentime Solution should be handed out to all new (and existing) parents. I could not recommend this book more.”
—Dr Jared Cooney Horvath,
Research Fellow, University of Melbourne / Director, LME Global
“In an increasingly polarized world, it's refreshing to hear an argument that neither glorifies nor vilifies technology. Cherkin's concept of 'tech intentionality' will be an incredible support for overwhelmed and under-informed parents struggling with the incursion of technology into their family. Engaging, alarming, well-researched, and ultimately incredibly helpful, The Screentime Solution should be handed out to all new (and existing) parents. I could not recommend this book more.”
—Dr Jared Cooney Horvath,
Research Fellow, University of Melbourne / Director, LME Global
“Cherkin speaks with the infectious voice of a confident parent and screentime expert. With wisdom gained from working with real families in the trenches on children’s screens, Cherkin provides practical solutions for you and your family. Most of all, she gives you the knowledge and courage you need to raise healthy kids today. Get this book!”
—Richard Freed, PhD,
psychologist and author of WIRED CHILD.
“Cherkin speaks with the infectious voice of a confident parent and screentime expert. With wisdom gained from working with real families in the trenches on children’s screens, Cherkin provides practical solutions for you and your family. Most of all, she gives you the knowledge and courage you need to raise healthy kids today. Get this book!”
—Richard Freed, PhD,
psychologist and author of WIRED CHILD.
“Cherkin speaks with the infectious voice of a confident parent and screentime expert. With wisdom gained from working with real families in the trenches on children’s screens, Cherkin provides practical solutions for you and your family. Most of all, she gives you the knowledge and courage you need to raise healthy kids today. Get this book!”
—Richard Freed, PhD,
psychologist and author of WIRED CHILD.
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
The Book Club Guide
The Book Club Guide
Download a list of questions and answers to help guide your discussion after reading The Screentime Solution.