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Guides for parents
Reading habits, screen time and the practical questions that come up when you try to change either one at home.
How to get your kids to read more
Seven approaches that work with a child who prefers a screen, from shrinking the ask to making reading the price of screen time. Practical, no lectures.
Read the guide Screen TimeHow kids can earn screen time by reading
Turn screen time into something your child earns by reading instead of something you ration. How to set the exchange rate, and how to make the rule hold when you are not watching.
Read the guide Parental ControlHow to block apps on your child's iPhone
Step by step with Apple Screen Time, the workarounds children find within a week, and how to make blocked apps stay blocked until reading is done.
Read the guide YouTube · TikTokHow to limit YouTube and TikTok for kids
Why time limits fail against infinite feeds, what actually reduces the pull, and how to put a real cost in front of the apps your child opens by reflex.
Read the guide FluencyReading fluency practice at home
What teachers mean by fluency, why reading aloud is the exercise that builds it, how to correct mistakes without killing motivation, and how to track progress honestly.
Read the guide SchoolHow to keep a reading log for school
What teachers want from a reading log, why paper charts become fiction, and how to keep an honest record of at-home reading that exports as a PDF.
Read the guide Family RulesScreen time rules that actually work
Why family screen rules fail within two weeks, the three properties shared by the ones that survive, and sample rules by age you can use tonight.
Read the guide ReadingHelp for a reluctant reader
Children rarely dislike reading in general. Four specific causes behind the complaint, how to tell which one you are dealing with, and what to do about each.
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