{"id":1218,"date":"2026-06-09T04:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2026-06-09T04:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:37:09","slug":"hello-summer-goodbye-ipads-how-parents-manage-kids-screen-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1218","title":{"rendered":"Hello summer, goodbye iPads: How parents manage kids\u2019 screen time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>KEY POINTS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>It&#8217;s summer, so kids have more time to be online.<\/li>\n<li>Parents are pondering setting limits or banning screens.<\/li>\n<li>Some kids benefit from screens but for others it can be a problem.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>With the majority of kids out of school for the summer, parents are tackling a generational dilemma that their parents may not have faced: How much screen time to allow the kids and what it should look like.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1216\">Former BYU golfer Zac Blair qualifies to play in U.S. Open for 3rd straight year<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not an all-American dilemma. When Deseret News searched online, there were lots of international suggestions under the title \u201cscreenless\u201d or \u201cscreen-free\u201d summer, including lists of activities that get kids out and about without the help of social media or the internet or video games or even television.<\/p>\n<p>When Deseret News asked parents who were pondering the benefits of banning screens for the summer, we were introduced to lots of approaches. It\u2019s clear screens are a parenting concern with which families grapple. But approaches differ.<\/p>\n<p>What they have in common is parenting goals that Carissa Barlow of Eagle Mountain, Utah, describes this way: Raising children who are \u201cwell-rounded, delightful and functional humans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s talking about Bradley, 8; Lucas, 6; Daisy, 2; and 6-month-old Sophia. While her kids are not yet teens, she and her husband Logan are already figuring out what role they want screens to play in their development. <\/p>\n<p>The couple decided early on that screens are something to be careful with when it comes to children. They see no real benefit to screen time unless it\u2019s educational.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah and George Smith of Highland, Utah, have adopted an even more restrictive approach, taking down their TV a few years ago and allowing screens only on an extremely limited basis for their four sons, who are now 14, 11, 10 and 8. Their musically-minded boy can learn chords on an onscreen app occasionally, while the boy who\u2019s an artist can take art lessons.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Melissa and Andrew McKay of Pleasant Grove, Utah, are taking an approach tailored to their individual children, pointing out children\u2019s needs are met differently and that carefully curated time could be beneficial.<\/p>\n<p>What the families share is wariness and recognition that screens can pose real problems if children are allowed to roam online unfettered.<\/p>\n<h3>Crowd the temptation out<\/h3>\n<p>Barlow said they found their children pushing boundaries and craving more screen time as they got older. So they introduced \u201cscreen fasts,\u201d where the entire family went a couple of weeks screen free. \u201cWe noticed such a positive difference in our children, in the way they behaved, in the way they responded to the world when we did that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe realized this is an even bigger deal than we\u2019d been considering,\u201d so between screen fasts they restricted screen time. She admits there were some exceptions, like when a parent was sick for a week and limits relaxed. They did another screen fast to get back on track.<\/p>\n<p>These days, instead of hammering that \u201cscreen time\u2019s bad, restrict, restrict, restrict, I\u2019ve tried to shift the mentality to crowd out screens with more positive experiences, like getting excited for going out and enjoying fresh air, playing a game, doing a puzzle.\u201d It\u2019s an approach Barlow learned as she was studying to be a holistic health practitioner. The examples then were food and making healthy choices, but the principle\u2019s the same. <\/p>\n<p>The Barlows don\u2019t demonize screens; good uses exist. What isn\u2019t allowed is high-stimulation, low-value content. \u201cThere\u2019s research that shows that is rotting their brains in a quite literal sense,\u201d she said, noting it\u2019s particularly bad for the developing brain.<\/p>\n<p>While Barlow sees no positive for allowing an iPad or smartphone in early childhood, she emphasized that parents should make decisions based on their circumstances. \u201cI do not wish to shame parents. Not everyone has the same resources. Some parents have the luxury of close extended family who act as a village, some have the means to hire help and others are simply doing their best to get by. I do not wish to shame parents doing their best and using technology to help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She does believe reducing screen time even a little bit yields benefits. \u201cCutting out what isn\u2019t absolutely needed can make a meaningful difference for a child\u2019s brain.\u201d And she notes that research differentiates TV\u2019s role, as it\u2019s typically consumed more communally and the variety of programs available are often less stimulating, with higher content value.<\/p>\n<p>Crowding out has been an innovation that matches her children\u2019s growth, she said. Giving kids wholesome, connecting activities has eliminated the need to restrict screens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe spend as much time outside as possible, riding bikes, running through sprinklers, swimming, camping, hiking, family and friend movie nights\u201d and more, Barlow said.<\/p>\n<p>The Barlows also embrace boredom, which she calls \u201cincredibly important for brain development.\u201d Kids must find things to do.<\/p>\n<p>The Barlow home is not entirely screen free. The kids don\u2019t have iPads or free access to the home computer, nor do they often play video games. But they watch movies together and cartoons \u201cwhen appropriate.\u201d They are occasionally allowed a movie together while their mom cooks. Then they all eat dinner together and connect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo me, this feels balanced. To other families, it may not \u2026 and that\u2019s OK. I think it\u2019s important that parents understand the potential dangers of screen time and the long-term effects it can have on developing minds, while also finding what works within their own family dynamic,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>What screens can\u2019t do at their house is babysit. <\/p>\n<p>Kids can\u2019t set healthy boundaries when they\u2019re little, especially given that tech companies have entire teams to design features to keep users, especially children, coming back, Barlow said. So parents have to build the guardrails. Setting healthy boundaries that match the children and a family\u2019s rhythm help children later set boundaries themselves.<\/p>\n<p>She added that \u201ceven small, imperfect steps toward more connection, more presence and less dependency on screens can make a meaningful difference over time. We\u2019re all learning, adjusting and doing the best we can. That deserves support, not shame.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>When kids learn to entertain themselves<\/h3>\n<p>When TV went away, the three younger Smith kids began to find ways to entertain themselves, aided by the fact that they\u2019ve never really had iPads or smart watches or access to computers outside of school, Sarah Smith said. Their older boy, her stepson, lives in Oregon during the school year and has had more access to screens.<\/p>\n<p>But he\u2019ll be screen-free this summer, too. And he likely won\u2019t be an outlier as the popularity of no-screens summer grows. But the Smiths are particularly serious about it.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Smith said before she\u2019d even started her own family she saw kids who were very young and were already addicted to video games. In her 20s, she told herself if she had kids, they wouldn\u2019t have video games. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1214\">Trump questions integrity of California\u2019s vote count<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She studied psychology as an undergrad and natural medicine post-grad and even very early information about the impact of screens just reinforced her resolve. \u201cI kind of knew 15 years ago that blue light was bad for sleep. It was bad for attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Smiths\u2019 journey hasn\u2019t been perfect. She said when the kids were younger, they had a big TV and movies were sometimes a bit of a babysitter. But she and George noticed that the less TV the kids had, the more they found things to do. They seemed happier and better behaved. <\/p>\n<p>They substituted other activities and reduced TV time, before taking it off the wall.<\/p>\n<p>Occasionally, now, the kids watch a movie on the laptop. Mostly, they play outside with each other and neighbor kids. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKind of how I\u2019ve been raising my kids is just to push them to be outside, push them to be bored, to read a book, learn an instrument, learn to draw, learn a craft. That\u2019s kind of been the family\u2019s philosophy from the beginning. So screen-free summers are just our norm,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n<p>She thinks some schools and teachers \u201cgamify education\u201d by letting kids play on screens in the name of learning. The Smiths changed schools over the practice. She and George use computers and phones for work, but the children don\u2019t need them at their age. The limited use they have is targeted to actually learning \u2014 to draw, to play music. <\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s not judging others, she said, because she works at home and knows how hard that can be in the summer when everyone\u2019s home. It\u2019s also tricky because she wants her kids to have friends and be able to visit them. But she also wants her family\u2019s screenless choice honored. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s uncomfortable for other parents to hear, \u2018My kid is free to go to your house, but isn\u2019t allowed to play video games or allowed access to phones and iPads and stuff like that. Can you please make sure they don\u2019t have access to that?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Smith said it takes \u2014 and she makes \u2014 extra effort for her sons to have more social experiences \u201cbecause I do feel sometimes like we\u2019re kind of an oddity.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>What her kids may lack in technology, they more than make up with the abundance of freedom to play outside and bike and walk around the neighborhood. \u201cThey have to learn those skills and I feel there\u2019s a lot of people that are super guarded about that and I don\u2019t think that\u2019s really doing our kids a service,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Utah\u2019s free-range law has made it easier, she added. When they lived in California, kids were almost never outside playing. <\/p>\n<h3>Self limits and a child who finds friends<\/h3>\n<p>Melissa McKay of Pleasant Grove is mother of five children ages 13 to 23 and, as one of the nation\u2019s most persistent voices for online child safety, she founded and leads the Digital Childhood Institute. In 2017, alarmed by growing dangers her own kids faced in digital spaces, McKay began researching, speaking out and organizing alongside other parents and advocates. Her efforts to force app stores to protect children have been cited in court decisions.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019s vocal on the need to make the screens that children use safe for every child, but she also believes screens can be beneficial. Benefits are individual, rather than distributed equally, she said. <\/p>\n<p>She speaks fondly of a teen she knows who is mildly autistic and has built strong connections online playing games with pals, \u201cwhere he finds his people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, she said, those people aren\u2019t in your neighborhood, where other kids may not be accepting or kind. And every child needs friends among peers. The online connection has helped him. <\/p>\n<p>She matches screen access to her children\u2019s needs. One child does better with some screen access and another does better without it. What\u2019s needed is accountability on every level, she said. \u201cBut there\u2019s no one size that fits all for every family,\u201d she said. \u201cMy vision is not that the no-screen world is ideal, but that limiting it as much as you can is healthiest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said the mother of the teen who games online has curated the platform and established clear controls. <\/p>\n<p>Her own 13-year-old, Michael, set his own summer screen-free limits. McKay said without screens he\u2019s \u201cless moody, less emotional, more social, happier.\u201d He sees that clearly, too.<\/p>\n<p>As he described it: \u201cInstead of doing a lot of screens, I decided, hey, why not just do screens after 7 p.m. so I can have a creative, fun and enjoyable summer. What I\u2019ve been realizing is, sometimes I am bored, but I look back and have enjoyed my day much more than if I was just on the computer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cA lot of days I\u2019ll get to 7 and already have something planned with friends, or I\u2019ll start screens and 10 minutes later my friends will text, \u2018Hey, can we all hang out?\u2019 I feel like I can choose them instead of dopamine because I\u2019m not stuck in the middle of a game or YouTube. I\u2019m having a healthier life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That doesn\u2019t work for everyone. For the teen with autism, screens and online games \u201chelp him fine-tune his social skills. It helps him feel accepted and not feel alone,\u201d McKay said. It\u2019s a far cry, she added, from when his parents tried to pair him up on playdates with kids his age nearby and it often ended in tears. \u201cAlmost every playdate, they would leave him out or, worse, make fun of him. I saw how hard it was for his parents, over and over again,\u201d McKay said, noting the child stopped wanting to extend himself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the beautiful thing about online is opening up the number of relationships that are powerful for them. And it kind of provides a speed dating model. If a relationship\u2019s not quite working, they can burn through that one and try again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKay believes parents should limit screens as much as possible for kids. But it\u2019s as important to know the individual child well and know that online is safe, rather than \u201ccatastrophically dangerous like it is right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=1212\">Why there\u2019s a 9-foot-tall piano sitting outside of Abravanel Hall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She admires those who manage to let a child benefit while ensuring safety.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is too much screen time harmful for children? 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