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For the Child Who Wants the Tablet at the Table

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

For the Child Who Wants the Tablet at the Table — 4 scripts

What to say

  1. Meals happen with the tablet in the other room. It comes back when the plates are in the sink.

  2. Eating with a screen is easier for you, and I can see why the quiet helps.

  3. The plate, the cup, and nothing else on the table. You get up and come back as often as you need.

  4. You decide what we talk about at the table. The plate is the only thing in front of you.

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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