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When parental controls create more conflict than connection

I've tried every screen time app and parental control but my 12-year-old always finds ways around them and now it feels like a constant battle of surveillance.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Technical solutions are failing to address the underlying relational and behavioral issues.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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