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Less screen time without a fight in the living room

Ways to cut screen time that do not end in a slammed door: negotiating with data instead of drama, a family council with a moderator who takes no sides, three house rules for AI chats and a screen free week the kids plan themselves. For the hard stretches there are game kits for the car and the queue, and a way back to sane bedtimes.

18 articles

Tip October 15, 2026 ·4 min read While You Sleep

How Bill Gates and Steve Jobs limited their kids' screen time

The people who build our screens have been stricter at home than most parents, just not in the way the legend goes. Bill Gates held off on a phone until his kids were 14, kept pho…

Tip October 14, 2026 ·5 min read While You Sleep

My child talks to AI about their feelings: what the data says and how to respond

Most parents find out by accident, from a chat left open on the tablet or a throwaway line at dinner. It is common and, on its own, not a red flag: in a large US survey, 37 percen…

Safety October 12, 2026 ·5 min read While You Sleep

What is the EU social media age limit? What the EU KIDS Act proposes, and what applies today

Since Ursula von der Leyen announced on 16 September 2026 that there should be no social media under 13, many parents are asking what changes now. The short answer: the EU KIDS Ac…

Tip October 2, 2026 ·5 min read While You Sleep

This week your kids audit your phone: the screen time questionnaire, reversed

For one week the screen time argument switches sides: the kids ask the questions and the parents answer. Ten questions, an AI that turns the answers into a family score, and a con…

Tip September 12, 2026 ·2 min read While You Scroll

Why you can't stop scrolling (it's not weak willpower)

You can't stop because the app is built so you don't stop: variable rewards, a feed with no ending, and an algorithm that optimises your minutes, not your life. The good news: onc…

Tip September 12, 2026 ·2 min read While You Scroll

Negotiate more screen time with data, not drama

The same old argument is won with numbers, not with lines. Pull your own usage stats, split them into making, talking and scrolling, and arrive with a proposal that already contai…

Tip September 12, 2026 ·2 min read While You Scroll

My child wants to be a YouTuber: what to do

This is not bad news: your child does not want to stare at screens, they want to make the thing that appears on them. The move is not to ban the dream or buy a ring light, but to…

Safety September 3, 2026 ·3 min read While You Sleep

The first smartphone: the checklist before you switch it on

There is no correct age that works for every family, so the useful question is not what age but whether the time has come. Here are the maturity questions that answer it, and the…

Tip August 20, 2026 ·3 min read While You Sleep

Resetting bedtimes before school starts: the 15 minute plan

Shifting bedtime two hours in one go does not work, and the night before the first day is far too late. You do it in 15 minute steps, one a day, and AI will build the fridge table…

Tip August 17, 2026 ·2 min read While You Scroll

Clean up your feed in 15 minutes: teach the algorithm what you want to see

Your feed is not an accident. It is a machine that learned from every second you stayed watching, and in fifteen minutes you can give it new instructions without deleting a single…

Tip August 2, 2026 ·2 min read While You Sleep

A family council with a moderator who takes no sides

Screen time, chores, the state of the bedroom: the eternal debates stall because everyone is both judge and party. A neutral moderator changes the conversation.

Prompt August 1, 2026 ·2 min read While You Sleep

Games for the long wait: a kit for the airport and the restaurant queue

Five minutes with an AI before you leave, and you have a repertoire for any wait. No screens, no materials, no table needed.

Prompt August 1, 2026 ·2 min read While You Sleep

A beach day without screens: the plan in five minutes

The beach does not get boring for lack of sea. It gets boring in the dead hours between swims. A plan in blocks fixes that, and an AI writes it in five minutes.

Tip July 27, 2026 ·1 min read While You Sleep

A screen-free week, designed with AI in ten minutes

The summer paradox: ten minutes of AI to plan seven screen-free days. Then the phone goes in the cupboard and the good part begins.

Safety July 23, 2026 ·2 min read While You Scroll

AI companions: what they are good for and where the limits are

AI companions always listen, never get tired and rarely disagree. That is exactly why they deserve a family conversation, not a ban.

Prompt July 10, 2026 ·1 min read While You Sleep

Car games for the road: a kit made before you leave

Five minutes with the AI before the trip, and the front passenger carries a game kit for the whole ride. No screens in the back.

Safety July 4, 2026 ·1 min read While You Sleep

Three family ground rules for AI chats

It is not about banning, it is about guiding. Three simple agreements so the whole family uses AI chats wisely.

Tip June 30, 2026 ·1 min read While You Sleep

One bedtime question a day: conversations instead of screens

Instead of ending the day with one more video, end it with a question that opens a conversation.