Tired of Fighting with Your Kids About Screens?
The (New) Inconvenient TRUTH
Adolescent brains are not prepared to resist the lure of addictive digital media. Overuse can threaten kids' mental health in serious ways. Active parenting is the solution.
Get The Knowledge and Support You Need
We tried to get our kids off screens with apps, tools, sabbaticals and even a 30-day wilderness expedition. But we found behavior change requires the real, mundane, often-frustrating job of parenting. We've curated the best tools for you, added our knowledge and years of experience as well as a supportive online community.
Imagine...
Feeling confident setting limits, reducing anxiety at home and knowing you're protecting your children from the threats of tech addiction.
Kids today are glued to the phone, sleep deprived, binge on video games, social media dependent, anxiety-ridden and struggle to develop social skills.
Parents today are overwhelmed, tired of fighting, feel out of control, scared for their kids' future and often, addicted to tech ourselves.
Don't feel badly! We're the first generation of parents raising digital natives using outdated models from our own analog childhood. We need more than an app!
Get the Solution
The First Realistic Solution
ScreenAge Bootcamp was formed in response to the public outcry from families concerned about the impact of addictive digital media. Frustrated by the lack of viable solutions, we created our own. Our programs help families take back control of technology and start using it to enhance real life.
Be Their Digital Mentor
It’s up to us, the parents -- not our kids' peers, schools or the tech companies -- to guide them towards a healthy tech-life balance. We tried the easy ways:
-
Hiding devices? They sneak them, or go to a friends' house.
-
Parental Controls? You need operating instructions and all families are different.
-
Do as I say? Kids smell hypocrisy and tune out.
Although kids won't admit it, parental approval remains a powerful motivator in their lives, even after they leave home.
We weren't willing to wait for the tech giants to offer a realistic solution, so we created one ourselves. Our unique approach is:
-
Customizable
-
Actionable
-
Comprehensive
Your Children Want Limits
The first step to stopping the constant fighting about screens is creating a parent-child agreement around tech and media use. We call it a Screen Contract and it's the most powerful tool in our parenting box.
Discover how to stop screen battles, protect mental and physical health and combat tech-addiction
Take control of technology before it controls you!
Your kids are worth the fight!
Regina's Story
"We gave our kids phones in middle school, but quickly screens began affecting them in disturbing ways. We often don't get home from work until dinnertime, so constant nagging or hiding devices wasn’t an option. Marissa and Sherri recommended the right technology and helped us create family systems that work for us. Now, we feel more in control of tech and media and we’re confident that we can manage the way technology impacts our family over time"
Regina, mom of 15 and 13-year-old girls
Is your family set
to endure the relay race of life?
Learn how to work as a team with parents in the lead, modeling the best tech-use form, keeping on track and avoiding tripping hazards. Pick up your teammates when they fall and show them how to avoid mistakes in the future. The ultimate win in this race is when your kids are finally ready, through years of practice and your help, to make wise choices and run with the baton all by themselves. That is the greatest victory of all!
