Screen Addiction: Prevent & Combat It by Giving a Big YES to Your Kids | Ep. 233
Kids & Technology: How to Navigate the Constantly Shifting Landscape | Ep. 231
Know Curtains was founded in 2024 by Matt and Jill Reed. As parents, they saw a huge void in tech resources for families and made it their mission to see past the hype, curate news that keeps tech wizards honest, and produce independent resources to render the public powerful. Tech Insight and Guidance for the […]
Kids Don’t Listen? How to Stop Lecturing and Start Asking Better Questions
Teaching the art of asking good questions is a favorite goal in my daily work with parents. (So much that I helped create a course on asking questions.) Why? Because we’ve learned that lectures and answers often shut kids down, discourage the art of listening, and build walls between parents and their kids. On the […]
I Just Can’t Get My Kids Off the Screen!
Don’t just say, “No!” say, “Yes!” too!
What Do I Do When My Child Just Says No?
Recently we received this question from Michelle: I am struggling with a tween who often says no to my requests. She is a good girl most of the time, but she will be disrespectful to me, and I have no idea what appropriate/related consequences to give her when she tells me “no,” and then in […]
Connected Families Book Review
Connected Families provides resources for families to thrive. We love partnering with others who share our vision. Recently, Lynne Jackson wrote an endorsement of the book, 52 Ways to Connect With Your Smartphone Obsessed Kid by Jonathan McKee. She shares her impressions of the book below: “Jonathan McKee deftly leads parents to find their way into […]
3 Secrets to Grow from Screen Time Madness to Gladness This Summer
Are you feeling a little fear and trepidation about your kids’ free time this summer and the issues it brings? Summertime means long stretches of downtime. It also means that computer, television, and smartphone screens are an appealing way to fill that time for most children. Maybe you are a little worried about the seemingly […]
When My Child Asked for an iPod, Here’s What I Said…
In this article I wrote about how my junior high daughter creatively and proactively asked for an iPod by preparing a well-thought-out list of answers to concerns she thought I might have. Here’s the rest of the story! My daughter’s proactive list was a breath of fresh air and showed me a growing capacity in her to […]
My Daughter Asked for an iPod Again… But This Time Was Different.
My daughter approached me with a typical question — one I’ve heard one hundred seventy-three times (but who’s counting). “Dad, can I have an iPod Touch?” But this time, her approach was different. She made a good pitch — she had an unbelievable opportunity to obtain a friend’s iPod for the extremely reasonable price of $20. […]
3 Powerful Steps to Redirect a Bored Kid
A thoughtful parent wrote us with the following question: How do I encourage my child to be more creative with his time? For example, not spending so much time on the computer or sitting in front of the television? This is an important question to think through well since so many kids are being drawn […]
