Author: Aaron Weintraub
Phone-Free School Days: How to Stay Close When You Can’t Text Your Kid
Posted onMore schools are asking kids to put their phones away from the first bell to the last, and we at Peace At Home understand why that stirs up mixed feelings. You’re glad your child might finally […]
Your Evenings Aren’t a Screen Time Problem. They’re a Too-Much Problem.
Posted onBy late September, the school year has stopped being new and started being relentless. Homework, practice, a club meeting, dinner squeezed in somewhere, and somehow it’s 8:45 and nobody’s showered and everyone’s fighting about the phone. […]
Be the Calm Your Child Needs This School Year
Posted onIn this post: Your child walks into the new school year with a mix of excitement and nerves, maybe both in the same five minutes. What’s less talked about is what’s happening on your side of […]
Your Senior Doesn’t Need a Better Rule. They Need a System That Works Without You.
Posted onYour almost-eighteen-year-old is still negotiating over screen time the same way they did in middle school: same eye roll, same “just five more minutes,” same standoff at 11pm over a phone you technically still pay for. […]
Why Can’t We Stop Scrolling? What the Science Means for Your Family
Posted onYou’ve said it to your kid a hundred times: “Okay, five more minutes.” You’ve said it to yourself, too, right before your phone somehow ate half an hour you didn’t have. If you’ve ever put your […]
When Screen Time Becomes the Fight: What to Say This Back-to-School Season
Posted onSchool starts in a few weeks, and if your house already sounds like this, you are not imagining that it has gotten worse. “Five more minutes” turns into fifteen. Homework stalls behind a paused show. Bedtime […]
Why Your Teen Needs You More Than Ever (Even When They Push Away)
Posted onEvery parent hears the same advice the moment their child turns twelve or thirteen: step back, push them out of the nest, and force them to stand on their own two feet. Society treats emotional distance […]
The Virtual Director: Why Gaming Makes Kids Resist Your Rules
Posted onVideo games hand kids hours of authority, so stepping back into a child’s role feels jarring. Here’s why that triggers defiance, and how to lead the transition with connection instead of conflict.
Digital Anesthesia: Why Screens Prevent Growth in Kids
Posted onScreens numb the sting of loneliness, boredom, and rejection before kids ever feel it, and that’s the problem. Here’s why that digital anesthesia gets in the way of real emotional growth, and what to do instead.
The Thinking Shortcut: Protecting Your Child’s Mind in the Age of AI
Posted onWhen AI hands kids the answer instantly, the mental struggle that builds critical thinking never happens. Here’s how to protect your child’s mind in the age of AI by valuing frustration, making disagreement safe, and sparking real conversation.
