How to Make a Family Media Plan
Practical family boundaries, screen-free zones, co-use, and revisiting the plan as children mature.
Read the primary sourceSources reviewed July 27, 2026
Strong claims need visible roots.
The book combines one family’s experience with research and current guidance. This page makes the public site’s evidence boundary clear and points readers to primary institutions rather than hiding behind vague claims.
Helping Kids Thrive in a Digital World
Current guidance emphasizing quality, context, conversation, and the wider digital ecosystem.
Read the primary sourceHealth Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence
Evidence-based recommendations that account for maturity, individual differences, context, content, and platform features.
Read the primary sourceSocial Media and Youth Mental Health
Evidence review, limitations, potential benefits and harms, and suggested actions for families and the wider system.
Read the primary sourceHow this site handles evidence
- Family stories and scripts are presented as the author’s experience and practical framework—not as proof that every child will respond the same way.
- Health and developmental guidance is attributed to primary professional or government sources wherever it appears.
- The site does not reduce a child to a universal “safe age.” Maturity, context, neurotype, needs, and family circumstances matter.
- Device menus and product features change quickly. Current configuration instructions should come from the manufacturer rather than a static book page.
- This site provides general educational information for parents. It is not medical, mental-health, legal, or crisis advice.
Corrections
The source list is dated because the digital environment changes. A public correction channel will be added when the author’s contact destination is finalized. Until then, no unverified contact address is published.