Parent guide | 44 pages
Setting Healthy Social Media Limits
Set screen and social media limits your family can explain, agree on and keep.
Practical parent guidance from a psychiatrist on setting limits that fit your child's age, with scripts for the conversations and pages to put your family's plan in writing. This is parent guidance, not a clinical treatment.
From repeating the same screen-time argument to working from a plan your family made together.
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Written by Shalini Chawla, MD, Board-Certified Adult Psychiatrist and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist.
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Table of contents
Principles for setting limits
The core ideas behind limits that hold up over time.
Age-by-age guidance
What to consider at different ages and stages.
Conversation scripts
Wording for starting and keeping up the conversation.
Online risks and AI chatbots
How to talk with your child about online risks, including AI chatbots.
Family media agreement
A page to write down your family's agreement.
Four additional worksheets
Weekly digital check-in, sleep and charging, mood-after-use tracking, and a parent self-check.
Inside, you'll find
- Five principles for limits
- Age-by-age guidance
- Conversation scripts
- Family media agreement
- Weekly digital check-in
- Mood-after-use tracker and parent self-check
How to use it
- 1Download the PDF and read the opening sections first.
- 2Notice which parts match what you are seeing at home or at school.
- 3Choose one next step to try, and bring your notes to your child's clinician or school.
Who this is for
Parents and caregivers who want a clearer picture of what they are seeing and what to do next.
Educational, not a substitute for care
It does not replace diagnosis or treatment by a qualified clinician. If you are worried about immediate safety, call or text 988 or contact emergency services.
About the author
Shalini Chawla, MD
Board-Certified Adult Psychiatrist and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
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