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When screen time limits create anxiety rather than boundaries

I started using a timer for screen time but my kids spend the whole time watching the countdown instead of enjoying what they're doing and it feels pointless.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The structure intended to create freedom is instead generating obsession with scarcity and time.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Screen time guidelines — what research says?”

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