by Ari Yares | Mar 10, 2026 | Parents as Systems, Preventive Parenting
Why Screen Time Limits Usually Fail (And What Actually Helps) “You have 30 more minutes,” someone calls from the kitchen. No one argues. Thirty minutes pass, and everything falls apart. The argument is not really about the phone. Instead, it is about the...
by Ari Yares | Mar 1, 2026 | Preventive Parenting, Wicked Parenting Problems
“I didn’t know Roblox had chat.” I hear that often. Or, “I thought it was just a game.” Or, “I didn’t realize someone could screenshot that.” Most parents are not careless. They are busy. They see the surface of a platform. The game. The photo app. The messaging tool....
by Ari Yares | Feb 22, 2026 | Parents as Systems, Preventive Parenting, Wicked Parenting Problems
Children today are navigating tools that would have been considered adult technology just a generation ago. When digital access outpaces childhood development, the tension isn’t about whether technology is good or bad. It’s about readiness. A ten-year-old can open a...
