Hold the Phone. How Parents Can Rescue Their Kids From Too Much Screen Time (en Inglés) - Katherine Martinko

No one else is coming to save your kid from their screen addiction. That's your job!

Smartphones are reshaping childhood. Parents are well positioned to set the limits that kids desperately need.

In Hold the Phone, author and speaker Katherine Martinko delivers fresh, empowering ideas for reducing screen time, breaking device dependence, and restoring a healthy play-based childhood in the digital age. Child and teen tech habits don't form by accident—they crystallize under the expectations, rules, and examples set at home. And while it's easy to blame Big Tech, lagging schools, and outdated policies, parents remain the ultimate gatekeepers of screen access.

This book equips and encourages you to:

You don't have to wait for schools, lawmakers, or tech companies to act. You have the power to resist and make change at home, starting today. Childhood is short. The real world is amazing. It's time to hold the phone—and give kids the life they deserve.

Smartphones and devices are reshaping childhood. Hold the Phone empowers parents to rescue their kids from digital overload. Set firm limits, walk back harmful tech use, and end daily battles over screen time by reclaiming parental authority, modeling healthy tech habits, and prioritizing in-person interactions.

Author Website

https://katherinemartinko.ca

Audience

Concerned parents, caregivers & grandparents of kids seeking practical screen limits and calmer homes; educators and school leaders addressing behavior and focus; and therapists and health providers guiding families on tech use. Ideal for readers of The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt and other child-development titles.