09/10/2025
We’re retired iPad parents, but let me explain. My kids weren’t on screen all day, but it was becoming too much for me.
It’s hard to admit but it’s the phones, y’all. Not just the kids, but it’s us too. Screens aren’t the enemy, but I started realizing how much creativity, connection, and even attention span we were losing as a family.
For context, my kids are 7 and 3. My daughter Sophie is autistic and uses her iPad as an AAC device to communicate so for her, it’s not just screen time, it’s literally how she finds her voice. But outside of that, I wanted both of my kids to have more hands-on, imaginative moments. For Trey, that’s building and imagining. For Sophie, it’s lots of sensory play and learning to express herself through touch.
This year, before they both head into “big school,” next year my goal is to cultivate an environment where they want to put the screens down and lean into creativity, learning, and growth.
Here’s what we’ve been doing : find 1-2 hours a night (it’s varies because kids are kids) for a fun, screen-free activities with your kids reading, coloring, building, anything. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just intentional.
Because if we don’t create that space at home, how can we expect our kids to thrive anywhere else? 🖤 it starts at home with us. We set the tone
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