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For the Child Who Wants a Screen Because You’re on Yours

Four lines you can say out loud tonight. Word for word. Free to save.

For the Child Who Wants a Screen Because You’re on Yours — 4 scripts

What to say

  1. I’m on my phone for work until six. At six it goes away and the tablet comes out for you.

  2. Watching me tap and not being allowed to tap isn’t fair, and you’re right about that.

  3. I turn the screen away from you and set the phone face down on the table between us.

  4. At six I hold the phone up so you see it go in the drawer. Then it’s your turn.

When to use it

This is for the moment it actually goes wrong — not the calm version you rehearse in the car. Pick one line. Say it once. Then stop talking and wait three seconds. If they push back, repeat the same line, not a new one. Say the same thing for five nights before you decide it doesn't work.

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