Peace at Home Parenting Break the Cycle 2026

This year, Peace at Home is creating a new lifeline for families: One that helps parents look beyond behavior and understand what’s happening beneath the surface. We will help parents:

  • Understand the biological pull of screen cycle and dopamine-driven screen habits
  • Choose deep, lasting joy over instant gratification
  • Know what to say during messy, emotional moments
  • Repair connection and rebuild resilience after hard days
  • Create a home that protects children’s mental health and emotional safety

For 52 weeks, every Tuesday, we will post an actionable tip, tool, or strategy that you can use to help you and your family break the screen cycle, rewire your dopamine addicted brains, and create more
connections.  Check back here or follow us on social media (See links in the footer).

Peace at Home experts design and deliver actionable insights and practical tools to help parents navigate challenges with confidence from birth to young adulthood, and to support parenting self-care too.

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Break the Screen Cycle & Build More Connection - 52 Weeks of Tools, Tips, Strategies

Phone-Free School Days: How to Stay Close When You Can't Text Your Kid (Blog Tip 10.13.26)

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Sugar, Screens, and Routines: Find the Right Balance for Your Family (Recorded Workshop 10.6.26)

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Your Evenings Aren’t a Screen Time Problem. They’re a Too-Much Problem. (Blog 9.29.26)

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Your Senior Doesn’t Need a Better Rule. They Need a System That Works Without You. (Blog 9.22.26)

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Connected Kids: Break Screen Habits & Build Strong Families (Podcast 9.15.26)

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Fundamental Rules for Internet and Social Media Safety (Podcast 9.8.26)

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Why Can’t We Stop Scrolling? What the Science Means for Your Family (Blog 9.1.26)

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Social media, Tech safety, plus Digital Citizenship handouts for parents and students, in English and Spanish. (Recording 8.25.26)

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When Screen Time Becomes the Fight: What to Say This Back-to-School Season (Blog 8.18.26)

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The Dopamine Addiction and the Serotonin Antidote (Quick Video Tip 8.11.26)

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New Research on Screen Time and Learning: What Parents Need to Know (Blog 8.4.26)

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Why Gaming Makes Kids Resist Rules (7.28.26 Blog)

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Digital Anesthesia - Why Screens Prevent Kids from Growing up (7.21.26 Blog)

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Protecting Your Child’s Mind in the Age of AI (7.14.26 Blog)

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When Sceens Replace Parents (7.7.26 Blog)

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The Power of Doing Less: Simple Summer Traditions That Build Connection (Blog 6.30.26)

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Summer Reading Without the Pressure: It's a Break the Cycle Tip (Blog 6.23.26)

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Screen Time Counterweights: Building a Summer Boredom Plan That Actually Works (Blog 6.16.26)

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Before You Blame Screens: Understanding Your Child's End-of-School Emotional Surge (Blog 6.9.2026)

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Online Resources to Support Parents in Breaking the Cycle (Handout 6.2.26)

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Why Kids Need Unstructured Play This Summer (Blog 5.26.26)

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Readiness Over Age: A Developmental Guide to Digital Independence (Handout 5.19.26)

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The "Death of the Tween": Why Navigating Screen Time Doesn't Have to Be All or Nothing (Blog 5.12.26)

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How to Get Your Kids Off Screens and into the Great Outdoor (Handout 5.5.26)

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"I'm Bored!" Why Kids Turn to Screens (and What Actually Helps) (Handout 4.28.26)

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Short-Form Video & Kids' Brains: Why It's So Hard to Turn Off (Handout 4.21.26)

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Is YOUR Phone Getting in the Way of Connection? (Handout 4.14.26)

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Take the 30 Day Challenge to Break the Cycle (4.7.2026)

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Parenting Generation Alpha in a Digital World (Recorded Workshop 3.31.206)

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Support Your Child's Mental Health Without Burning Out (Podcast 3.24.26)

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Reclaim Connection_Hurdles and Solutions by Age (Handout 3.17.26)

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Navigating the Screen Time Struggle: A Guide to Connection and Boundaries (Blog 3.10.26)

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A Guide for Parents to Make Sense of Screen "Addiction" from the Inside Out (Handout 3.3.26)

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Use the Bridge Method to Break the Cycle (Handout 2.24.26)

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Breaking the Screen Time Cycle: Connect to Unplug (Blog 2.17.26)

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Establish "Screen-Free Zones" Not Just Times (Handout Tip 2.10.26)

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Create Connection Pockets (Handout Tip 2.3.26)

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Family Screen Agreement (Handouts Tip 1.27.26)

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Manage ScreenTime End the Power Struggles (Podcast 1.20.26)

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Dopamine Loop vs Happiness: How to Calm Screen-Time Meltdowns in Kids (Blog 1.13.26)

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Breaking the Screen Cycle for Families in 2026: Reclaim Calm, Connection, & Control (Blog Kickoff 1.6.26)

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