Screen time is one of those topics that can turn an ordinary family evening into a full-blown negotiation.

In this first episode, I’m looking beyond the number of minutes children spend on devices and asking a more useful question: what are they actually doing with that time?

We’ll explore the idea of a digital media diet, the risks parents really need to understand, and how online experiences can affect sleep, connection, creativity, habits and wellbeing.

I’ll also share how to set boundaries that make sense for your individual child, why blanket bans can backfire, and why good digital parenting is less about perfect rules and more about helping children build judgement, awareness and resilience.

Highlights:

(01:39) - Why screen time alone is a pretty poor measure of what children are actually consuming

(04:53) - The four key areas of online risk every parent should understand

(08:09) - How to tell whether digital experiences are restorative, creative or simply draining

(10:17) - Why I limit some YouTube content more than guitar tutorials and passion-led learning

(14:59) - How to set boundaries around what really matters to your family

(19:31) - Why good digital boundaries should be explainable, flexible and able to evolve

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