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How to navigate screen time conflicts with teenagers without power struggles

My teenager and I have completely different ideas about screen time limits and every conversation about it turns into a power struggle where I feel like the controlling parent and they feel like I don't trust them. We both end up frustrated and nothing actually changes.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The more tightly you grasp for control, the more resistance you create.

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