🫠I get a lot of messages from caregivers concerned about a situation that feels really unique to screen time, and every time I come back to this ONE way of reframing it (don’t forget to swipe to see it)
🤯This might feel backwards; why would doing this help how we think about a problem with screen time?
🧠In essence: it shifts our focus AWAY from the way the problem is manifesting, and toward what the underlying problem or skill deficit actually is
🤔Think of it with another context-specific example: if our child was not telling us when they needed something, not asking a teacher when they were confused, not telling their babysitter they couldn’t reach their PJ’s, focusing on the teacher or the babysitter would not help. By removing the specific context, it allows us to see the problem (in this case, how to ask for help)
👀Not ALL situations will work this way, but removing the context in which the problem is arising can also help us see if this is context specific or not
😵💫We may not feel equipped to address these issues even in a neutral context, but it may help us see that there are other areas of our kids lives we could address these issues, so that if they DO come up in screen time again, we may have found another way of addressing the underlying deficit or skill that needs our help.
