Screen-Smart Families: Raising Children in a Digital-First World
A practical system for taking back control of your family's screens - without the battles, guilt, or blanket bans.
by Alumigogo Books
non-fiction
Stop policing screens. Learn the three-part system to build your child's self-regulation and end the daily digital battles for good.
About this book
You've set the timers. You've bought the parental-control apps. You've had the calm, reasoned conversation about 'balance' - and then found your child hiding under the covers with a tablet at 1 a.m. The problem isn't that you're weak or your child is addicted. The problem is that most common advice is built on a false premise: that monitoring and restriction are the same as management. They aren't. Monitoring creates a power struggle. Management creates a skill.
Reader Reviews
Donna Harris
★★★★★I've read the 'just turn it off' advice and the guilt trips. This book actually gets it. The first chapter alone nailed why my 'limit setting' kept blowing up - I was policing, not coaching. The charging station and the weekly review are now part of our routine. It's not magic, but it's the first system that hasn't collapsed after a week. Knocked off a star because the 'Repair' section felt a bit thin for my teenager, but the framework itself is solid.
Angela Johnson
★★★★★Finally, a book that treats me like a competent adult. It didn't tell me to hide the modem or shame my kid. The Digital Autonomy Ladder framework makes so much sense - I immediately saw I was stuck in the 'monitoring' trap. The 7-day checklist in Chapter 3 was worth the price alone. We implemented the family contract last week, and for the first time, dinner didn't end in a screaming match. My kids are actually starting to self-regulate, not just comply. This is the playbook I wish I had three years ago.