Even though they complain, kids


crave structure and rules. Tey WANT to spend time as a family, but it’s up to you as a parent to lead the way. Staying off your own electronics during family time sets a good example and leaves no room for misinterpretation about your priorities as a family.


the social skills needed for life. It also enables parents to:


• Provide feedback and share observations that a child is using social skills to be successful, e.g., “I notice how you congratulated the winner of Jenga.”


• Remind their children to use the social tools they need in the moment to be successful. For emotional regulation, social coaching can look like: “You can use deep breathing to calm down if you feel frustrated you are losing the game.”


• So, if we know there are so many consequences associated with overexposure to electronics, why do we continue to allow it? What’s keeping us from fixing this issue?


What Obstacles Do Parents Face


When Limiting Screen Time? 1) Push-back from kids. When you tell Johnny that he can’t play his video game for three hours straight anymore, you’re probably going to experience a teensy- weensy bit of push-back! Aſter all, he liked his schedule just fine, thank you! Also, video game creators purposely make the


games addictive and build in personal and even social consequences if Johnny ends his game too soon. First, he loses his progress towards the next level in the game (playing on the human motivation to master a skill). Second, because of online group play, Johnny’s departure affects others’ characters in the game. Nevertheless, it is a game, and of course your child’s health (and your rules) are more important.


2) Failure to lead by modeling. Truth be told, you might have liked the fact that Johnny was busy playing video games, so you could get some work done, watch TV or well, maybe see what is going on in Facebook Land for yourself. You may have noticed that kids care


more about what you do than what you say. A casual look around any playground will reveal parents with their noses in their phones, not watching their kids playing and interacting with the other kids. If Johnny looks back to see that you aren’t paying attention when he goes down the slide, that sends a huge message: screen time isn’t only acceptable, it’s more important than being together at the park!


3) Lack of planning. Family time doesn’t have to be expensive, but effort is required to make it happen. Your time- starved schedule may have you not feel like planning fun activities, but if you don’t plan, your whole family will fall back into the easiest source of entertainment.


A special thanks to the contributors


to this article: Dwight Franklin, DOM, founder of Franklin Family Wellness Institute; Carol Miller, LCSW, director of Social Bridges; Sharon R. Tetford, Psy.D., founder of New Objectives Psychology, Counseling & Neurofeedback Center


Joseph Cannizzaro, MD has been practicing pediatrics in Central Florida for over 40 years and is the author of “Answers for the 4-A Epidemic: Healing for Kids


with Autism, ADHD, Asthma and Allergies.” As a classically-trained primary care physician who practices functional integrative medicine, Dr. Cannizzaro believes that integrative medicine can bring conventional and complementary healing modalities together, creating a highly personalized and high-touch healing environment. Call the Cannizzaro Integrative Pediatric Center at 321-280-5867 for a meet and greet or to book a session at Te Salt Room® Longwood. www.MyCIPC.com


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