The Screen Reset Playbook
Reclaim authority. Reduce conflict. Raise self-regulating kids. You do not need more rules. You need a better system.
by Larry D. Mitnaul, Jr. MD, MPH, MS
Most parents are asking the wrong question. The answer is not how much screen time. The answer is what job the screen is doing right now. The Screen Reset Playbook gives you a framework for answering that before the conflict starts, not inside it.
That is not a communication problem. It is a design problem. When the conversation happens inside the conflict, it is already too late. The Playbook shows you how to have it earlier.
Yes. But the answer is not less screen time. It is more intentional screen time. Context matters more than minutes. That is the shift.
I read it in the morning and we were living it out by the afternoon.
Three resets. Built in order.
Each reset makes the next one easier.
Before contracts, apps, or rules, authority returns when parents decide earlier than their child expects.
Four levers parents actually control. The ones that shape nearly every screen conflict.
When screens are removed without something offered in return, the vacuum refills. This reset builds something worth coming back to.
Parents who are tired of reacting and ready to lead. You do not need a clinical background. You need a system built before the next argument starts. That is what this book gives you.
Whether you picked it up yourself or your partner handed it to you, it works best when the whole household is running on the same system.
- →A clear system for making decisions before the conflict starts, not inside it
- →Language that lowers the temperature and raises the clarity
- →Clinical frameworks made practical, with one small next step you can take this week
- →A default your family can return to, even after drift
The live companion to the book. Every month Dr. Mitnaul leads a session on parenting and family wellness topics. Members bring their real questions regarding their real kids, and leave with something they can put into practice immediately.
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