Practical Strategies for Reducing Screen Time in Children

About Course

In today’s digital world, reducing screen time for children has become a major challenge for parents. This course, “Practical Strategies for Reducing Screen Time in Children,” is designed to provide parents and caregivers with effective, science-backed techniques to create a healthy balance without constant struggles. Over the course, you will learn how excessive screen time affects children’s brain development, behaviour, and overall well-being. You’ll discover practical, easy-to-implement strategies to track screen habits, set realistic limits, and introduce engaging, screen-free activities that your child will enjoy.

This course offers a step-by-step guide on how to replace screen time with creative play, social interactions, and sensory-rich experiences while also addressing common challenges like tantrums and resistance. You will also learn how to model healthy screen habits, use parental control tools wisely, and create a long-term, sustainable plan for a balanced digital lifestyle. Each lesson is designed to be concise, engaging, and actionable, ensuring that you walk away with practical solutions that fit your family’s needs.

With video lessons, downloadable guides, real-life case studies, and expert insights, this course will empower you to take control of your child’s screen time while strengthening your bond as a family. If you’re looking for realistic and stress-free ways to manage your child’s screen use, this course is for you.

Understand the impact of excessive screen time on children and recommended limits by age.
Identify when and why kids use screens and track their usage effectively.
Set realistic and enforceable screen time limits.
Discover fun, engaging alternatives to screens.
Implement positive parenting strategies and role modelling.
Manage devices and teach responsible screen use.
Handle resistance and create lasting healthy screen habits.
Develop a step-by-step screen time reduction plan for your family.

Course Content

Module 1: Understanding Screen Time & Its Effects
Excessive screen time can impact a child’s brain development, behavior, and attention span. In this module, you’ll learn about the recommended screen time limits for different age groups and how prolonged screen exposure affects sleep, learning, and social skills.

Lesson 1: How Much Screen Time is Too Much?

06:24
Lesson 2: Effects of Excessive Screen Use on Children

08:23
Lesson 3: Recommended Screen Time Limits by Age

04:56

Module 2: Assessing & Setting Limits
Before reducing screen time, it’s important to understand when, why, and how children use screens. This module will help you track screen habits, identify triggers, and set realistic, enforceable limits that work for your family.

Module 3: Engaging Alternatives to Screens
Replacing screen time with fun, meaningful activities is key to long-term success. This module introduces a variety of screen-free alternatives, including outdoor play, creative activities, sensory games, and social interactions that keep kids engaged.

Module 4: Parenting Strategies & Role Modeling
Children learn by observing their parents. In this module, you’ll discover how your own screen habits influence your child’s behaviour and explore strategies for creating a balanced digital environment at home, including screen-free family routines.

Module 5: Tech Management & Healthy Media Use
Not all screen time is bad! This module focuses on managing digital devices wisely, setting parental controls, selecting quality educational content, and teaching children how to use screens responsibly.

Module 6: Handling Resistance & Making Lasting
Reducing screen time often leads to tantrums and resistance. This module provides practical solutions to manage withdrawal symptoms, smoothly transition kids from screens to other activities, and build long-term healthy screen habits.

Module 7: Final Wrap-Up & Action Plan
In the final module, you’ll get a step-by-step action plan to implement everything you’ve learned. With the help of printable resources and checklists, you’ll be able to create and maintain a balanced screen-time routine for your child.

Assignment and Certificate

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Christie Williams

3 months ago

Loved this course. It gave me super practical tips to cut down my child’s screen time without constant arguments. Easy to follow, real-life ideas, and even fun printables. We’ve started doing more activities together and the screen time is finally under control. Totally worth it for any parent struggling with this!

Practical Strategies for Reducing Screen Time in Children

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Lesson 1: How Much Screen Time is Too Much?

Lesson 2: Effects of Excessive Screen Use on Children

Lesson 3: Recommended Screen Time Limits by Age

Module 2: Assessing & Setting Limits
Before reducing screen time, it’s important to understand when, why, and how children use screens. This module will help you track screen habits, identify triggers, and set realistic, enforceable limits that work for your family.

Lesson 4: Identifying When & Why Kids Use Screens

Lesson 5: How to Track Screen Time (With Templates)

Lesson 6: Setting Realistic & Enforceable Limits

Module 3: Engaging Alternatives to Screens
Replacing screen time with fun, meaningful activities is key to long-term success. This module introduces a variety of screen-free alternatives, including outdoor play, creative activities, sensory games, and social interactions that keep kids engaged.

Lesson 7: Indoor & Outdoor Play Ideas

Lesson 8: Creative & Sensory-Based Activities

Lesson 9: Encouraging Social Interactions Without Screens

Module 4: Parenting Strategies & Role Modeling
Children learn by observing their parents. In this module, you’ll discover how your own screen habits influence your child’s behaviour and explore strategies for creating a balanced digital environment at home, including screen-free family routines.

Lesson 10: How Parents’ Screen Habits Influence Kids

Lesson 11: Creating Screen-Free Family Routines

Lesson 12: How to Enforce Limits Without Power Struggles

Module 5: Tech Management & Healthy Media Use
Not all screen time is bad! This module focuses on managing digital devices wisely, setting parental controls, selecting quality educational content, and teaching children how to use screens responsibly.

Lesson 13: Managing Devices with Parental Controls

Lesson 14: Choosing Quality Content (Apps, Shows, Games)

Lesson 15: Teaching Kids Responsible Screen Use

Module 6: Handling Resistance & Making Lasting
Reducing screen time often leads to tantrums and resistance. This module provides practical solutions to manage withdrawal symptoms, smoothly transition kids from screens to other activities, and build long-term healthy screen habits.

Lesson 16: Dealing with Tantrums & Screen Withdrawal

Lesson 17: Transitioning Kids from Screens to Other Activities

Lesson 18: Building Long-Term Healthy Screen Habits

Module 7: Final Wrap-Up & Action Plan
In the final module, you’ll get a step-by-step action plan to implement everything you’ve learned. With the help of printable resources and checklists, you’ll be able to create and maintain a balanced screen-time routine for your child.

Lesson 19: Step-by-Step Screen Time Reduction Plan

Lesson 20: Course Summary & Next Steps

Assignment and Certificate

Certificate

Important Links

Support

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Lesson 1: How Much Screen Time is Too Much?

Lesson 2: Effects of Excessive Screen Use on Children

Lesson 3: Recommended Screen Time Limits by Age

Module 2: Assessing & Setting Limits Before reducing screen time, it’s important to understand when, why, and how children use screens. This module will help you track screen habits, identify triggers, and set realistic, enforceable limits that work for your family.

Lesson 4: Identifying When & Why Kids Use Screens

Lesson 5: How to Track Screen Time (With Templates)

Lesson 6: Setting Realistic & Enforceable Limits

Module 3: Engaging Alternatives to Screens Replacing screen time with fun, meaningful activities is key to long-term success. This module introduces a variety of screen-free alternatives, including outdoor play, creative activities, sensory games, and social interactions that keep kids engaged.

Lesson 7: Indoor & Outdoor Play Ideas

Lesson 8: Creative & Sensory-Based Activities

Lesson 9: Encouraging Social Interactions Without Screens

Lesson 10: How Parents’ Screen Habits Influence Kids

Lesson 11: Creating Screen-Free Family Routines

Lesson 12: How to Enforce Limits Without Power Struggles

Module 5: Tech Management & Healthy Media Use Not all screen time is bad! This module focuses on managing digital devices wisely, setting parental controls, selecting quality educational content, and teaching children how to use screens responsibly.

Lesson 13: Managing Devices with Parental Controls

Lesson 14: Choosing Quality Content (Apps, Shows, Games)

Lesson 15: Teaching Kids Responsible Screen Use

Module 6: Handling Resistance & Making Lasting Reducing screen time often leads to tantrums and resistance. This module provides practical solutions to manage withdrawal symptoms, smoothly transition kids from screens to other activities, and build long-term healthy screen habits.

Lesson 16: Dealing with Tantrums & Screen Withdrawal

Lesson 17: Transitioning Kids from Screens to Other Activities

Lesson 18: Building Long-Term Healthy Screen Habits

Module 7: Final Wrap-Up & Action Plan In the final module, you’ll get a step-by-step action plan to implement everything you’ve learned. With the help of printable resources and checklists, you’ll be able to create and maintain a balanced screen-time routine for your child.

Lesson 19: Step-by-Step Screen Time Reduction Plan

Lesson 20: Course Summary & Next Steps

Assignment and Certificate

Certificate

Student Ratings & Reviews

Important Links

Support

Module 2: Assessing & Setting Limits
Before reducing screen time, it’s important to understand when, why, and how children use screens. This module will help you track screen habits, identify triggers, and set realistic, enforceable limits that work for your family.

Module 3: Engaging Alternatives to Screens
Replacing screen time with fun, meaningful activities is key to long-term success. This module introduces a variety of screen-free alternatives, including outdoor play, creative activities, sensory games, and social interactions that keep kids engaged.

Module 5: Tech Management & Healthy Media Use
Not all screen time is bad! This module focuses on managing digital devices wisely, setting parental controls, selecting quality educational content, and teaching children how to use screens responsibly.

Module 6: Handling Resistance & Making Lasting
Reducing screen time often leads to tantrums and resistance. This module provides practical solutions to manage withdrawal symptoms, smoothly transition kids from screens to other activities, and build long-term healthy screen habits.

Module 7: Final Wrap-Up & Action Plan
In the final module, you’ll get a step-by-step action plan to implement everything you’ve learned. With the help of printable resources and checklists, you’ll be able to create and maintain a balanced screen-time routine for your child.