Screentime Parent Success Stories

Christina Gika, a mom of a teenage son, was feeling fearful and anxious when he was eleven and spending a lot of time with technology. Through coaching with Gloria she discovered more confidence in her ability to be curious and flexible. She learned to adjust boundaries according to evidence her son gave her regarding his growing maturity. After two months of coaching, she realized that for the most part he was using screens educationally—to both inspire and motivate himself. Christina’s trust in herself and in her son’s abilities and intent fostered many positive outcomes for them both.

Tierney Boggs, the mother of three children—an eight-year-old son and two daughters, ages three and five, has this advice for parents to pro-actively limit screentime: “Do what you love and bring your children in it.” She and her husband have discovered, “It starts with doing what we love and then it flows to them.” When they are under stress, then there’s a temptation for more screen time. But with family creative activities as the focus, there’s less screen time naturally. Putting enriching life experiences at the forefront of every day’s agenda keeps them on track with modeling and mirroring healthy, educational screentime habits for their children.

“I feel I am more connected to my son than ever before!” That’s what Reem, a working mom from United Arab Emirates said after going screen-free. Reem, a PCI student in training, became more aware of the negative impact of screens on young brains during Course 2 of the program. Greatly influenced by the information, she decided to experiment to see how it worked. She was astounded by all the positive changes—and how quickly things shifted. Her son increased cooperative behavior, calmness, curiosity, and ability to play by himself. He is developing his interior life and exercising his creativity more deeply each day. Reem wants parents to know: “It’s so much easier to do than you would ever expect. And I swear it’s magic!”