Hello!
Do you sometimes feel confused, frustrated, powerless, fed up, or just plain exhausted around screen time for your children?
Sometimes we can find it hard to think clearly about screens for children, and ourselves.
There’s so many possibilities of thinking painfully about them.
Are they wasting their lives?
Will they ever learn anything?
Will they get addicted to screens?
Will it affect their eyesight, or their ability to play?
All of these kinds of thoughts can create painful feelings in us and make it hard for us to see what is really going on.
Having time to focus on screens in our family, with a framework to support you, can really help.
I’ve created this course, and, as with all my courses, I’ve gone through all the processes and self-reflections in the course.
I’ve discovered what needs are met for me by screens;
and discovered what needs screens are meeting for my children,
and also what needs of mine are met when they are on screens.
I’ve looked at my values around screen time for myself and my children.
I’ve identified my sweet spots – painful memories that I connect to around screens;
And have given those sweet spots some healing.
I’ve got clear about the unhelpful thoughts and beliefs I have around screens;
And have heard what’s underneath them and reframed them.
I’ve put in place processes to help create connection before, during and after screen time – both for my own screen time, and for my children’s screen time.
I’ve reminded myself to set loving limits with comparison with other families.
And I feel relieved,
I have clarity,
and I’m aligned.
I’ve been thinking about screens and Aware Parenting for years, but actually creating this course, and having this focus, helped me to get clear, aligned, and connected.
So, if you are wanting to get clear, I invite you to do these kinds of things for yourself:
Explore needs met and not met;
Explore thoughts and beliefs, and look behind them and see if you want to reframe them;
Get clear about your values around screens;
Look at how you can be connected with your child before, during and after screen time;
Set loving limits with comparison with other families;
And then find a screen strategy that suits your family!
And if you would like support and focus with doing these kinds of things, I’d love to have you along for the Kids, Screens and Aware Parenting Course.
You can find out more here:
http://www.kidsscreensandawareparenting.com/invitation/
And if you have any questions, please feel free to write to me.
Much love,
Marion xxx