Growing Without Screens

ebook The Guide for Parents Who Want to Be Present

By Amanda Ellis-Ward

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Are screens stealing your child's childhood?
Are you worried that tablets are replacing play, conversation, or even simple eye contact?

Growing Up Without Screens is a straightforward, practical, and hopeful guide for parents who want to raise healthy, attentive, and happy children—without relying on technology.

This book doesn't preach or guilt-trip. Instead, it offers real solutions based on what you truly need: clear alternatives, sustainable routines, age-specific ideas, and strategies to resist social pressure—without feeling isolated.

With this hands-on guide, you will learn how to:

  • Understand how screen use affects childhood (attention, language, sleep, emotions).
  • Discover age-appropriate activities that replace screen time—without battles.
  • Set realistic boundaries, even when you're tired or short on time.
  • Reduce your own tech use without feeling like you're missing out.
  • Handle pressure from family, schools, and other parents without guilt or shame.
  • 🧩 Includes:

  • Quick-reference tables of screen-free ideas for ages 0–10.
  • Key phrases to explain your choice with confidence and calm.
  • A screen-free moments journal to track your progress and celebrate wins.
  • 📌 If you've ever thought "I want to do things differently, but I don't know where to start"... this book is for you.
    It's a roadmap that's realistic, flexible, and above all—human.

    Growing Without Screens