In this interview, Dr. Laura Markham will discuss:
– The latest research on how screens impact children’s brains, emotions, and behavior.
– Age-by-age recommendations for healthy screen use.
– Why setting limits can feel so challenging and practical strategies to make those limits stick.
– The single most important screen rule to protect a child’s sleep, mood, and overall well-being.
In this video
Turning the screen off, and the meltdown that can follow, is one of the moments Dr Laura Markham takes up in this talk for parents of babies and toddlers. It asks where screens fit at each age. Topics include calming a fussy baby, getting a break without a screen, and screen limits for toddlers. Later chapters look at screens and sleep, and at raising kids who use devices as tools.
Chapters
- 0:00 Welcome and what peaceful parenting really means
- 2:57 No screens before 18 months: how babies learn to calm down
- 11:14 Calming a fussy baby and getting a break without a screen
- 14:16 Screen limits for toddlers and their executive function
- 18:38 Long-term effects on school, closeness and falling asleep
- 24:12 Turning screens off without a fight: empathic limits
- 27:29 Why kids melt down after screens: dopamine and connection
- 31:36 Why cutting screens is hard and a screen-free evening
- 40:20 The one rule: no screens in the bedroom or before sleep
- 43:41 Raising kids who use devices as tools, not an escape
