Sal DiStefano

It's just like if you give your kid the option of candy and healthy food. Here, what would you rather have, kid? A bowl of strawberries or a bowl of Skittles? You're not being a good parent by giving them two choices, one irresistible, the other one not so hard to turn down in comparison. So the only strategy I know around screens is to have a time limit.

And there's a lot of different ways you could do this. The way I do this in my house, my wife is really good at this, is our kids get 20 minutes. And they have a timer. And you get 20 total minutes a day. And you can choose to use them however you want. And there are choices that we approve of. So you can't choose whatever you want to do. And then when it's done, it's done.

And there's a lot of different ways you could do this. The way I do this in my house, my wife is really good at this, is our kids get 20 minutes. And they have a timer. And you get 20 total minutes a day. And you can choose to use them however you want. And there are choices that we approve of. So you can't choose whatever you want to do. And then when it's done, it's done.

And there's a lot of different ways you could do this. The way I do this in my house, my wife is really good at this, is our kids get 20 minutes. And they have a timer. And you get 20 total minutes a day. And you can choose to use them however you want. And there are choices that we approve of. So you can't choose whatever you want to do. And then when it's done, it's done.

And after that, we do other things. But if you leave it up to your young kids to choose... Here's what's going to happen to you. Hey, buddy, you want to get off the iPad and go play outside? They're going to hurt your feelings. Nah, I want to keep playing video games. You're not going to win. It's going to turn into this like you have to. So time limits, set them.

And after that, we do other things. But if you leave it up to your young kids to choose... Here's what's going to happen to you. Hey, buddy, you want to get off the iPad and go play outside? They're going to hurt your feelings. Nah, I want to keep playing video games. You're not going to win. It's going to turn into this like you have to. So time limits, set them.

And after that, we do other things. But if you leave it up to your young kids to choose... Here's what's going to happen to you. Hey, buddy, you want to get off the iPad and go play outside? They're going to hurt your feelings. Nah, I want to keep playing video games. You're not going to win. It's going to turn into this like you have to. So time limits, set them.

And then based off of that, rather than competing, oh, you want to use your 20 minutes? That's fine. Go and do that. And then when they're done, hey, what do you want to do? Let's go hang out.

And then based off of that, rather than competing, oh, you want to use your 20 minutes? That's fine. Go and do that. And then when they're done, hey, what do you want to do? Let's go hang out.

And then based off of that, rather than competing, oh, you want to use your 20 minutes? That's fine. Go and do that. And then when they're done, hey, what do you want to do? Let's go hang out.

Super hard.

Super hard.

Super hard.

That's the self-awareness part is if you're a parent or you're going to become a parent, and you struggle with your time on your phone, and you waste a lot of time on it, you think your little kid is going to have the ability to stop when you can't? It's no different than allowing your child unfettered access to candy.

That's the self-awareness part is if you're a parent or you're going to become a parent, and you struggle with your time on your phone, and you waste a lot of time on it, you think your little kid is going to have the ability to stop when you can't? It's no different than allowing your child unfettered access to candy.

That's the self-awareness part is if you're a parent or you're going to become a parent, and you struggle with your time on your phone, and you waste a lot of time on it, you think your little kid is going to have the ability to stop when you can't? It's no different than allowing your child unfettered access to candy.

What are your kids going to do if you just give them candy, if you just put candy in front of them all the time? They're going to eat that and they're not going to eat anything else. And that's the thing.

What are your kids going to do if you just give them candy, if you just put candy in front of them all the time? They're going to eat that and they're not going to eat anything else. And that's the thing.

What are your kids going to do if you just give them candy, if you just put candy in front of them all the time? They're going to eat that and they're not going to eat anything else. And that's the thing.

That's a dopamine storm.