• discusses importance of creating a healty parenting environment with healthy parental smartphone use = “positive parenting”

• "positive parenting" includes warmth, affection, empathy, consistency, providing basic safety and emotional support

Doo, E.-Y., & Kim, J.-H. (2022). Parental smartphone addiction and adolescent smartphone addiction
by negative parenting attitude and adolescent aggression: A cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public
Health, 10.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.981245

• focuses on "harm-reduction, and positive digital media use approaches", and suggests "family media plan" involving parents and children

• suggestions to reach a new norm = less "passive media use" and "indirect exposure" such as keeping TV on in living room all day, limiting time to one hour per day, co-viewing with the child, prioritizing high-quality child-directed educational content, seek a screen-free daycare

Fitzpatrick, C., Binet, M.-A., Cristini, E., Almeida, M. L., Bégin, M., & Frizzo, G. B. (2023). Reducing
harm and promoting positive media use strategies: New Perspectives in understanding the impact of
preschooler media use on health and development. Psychology: Research and Review, 36(1).
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41155-023-00262-2

• provides several links along with PDFs in both English and Spanish

National Institute of Health — We Can! “Reduce Screen Time” Tools & Resources Page
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/tools-resources/tools-reduce-screen-time.htm

• aspirational norm = "quality, real-life face time"

• article provides recommendations to parents struggling with tech overload... shared play with NON-tablet games, share a common focus / joint attention, designate tech-free outings, schedule tech-free times at home, set timers for your own screen use

Healthy Children.org — Parents of young children: Why your screen time matters, too!
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/Parents-of-Young-Children-Put-Down-Your-Smartphones.aspx

• tips for parents to reach a new norm: acknowledge your own screen habits, turn off push notifications, use do not disturb mode, converse with other parents about what worked for them to limit their phone use

Boston Children’s Hospital Digital Wellness Lab — How do I model good digital media and
tech habits for my kids?
https://digitalwellnesslab.org/articles/how-do-i-model-good-digital-media-and-tech-habits-for-my-kids/

• more than half of parents in 2023 had a new years resolution related to decreasing their screen time

• suggestions / aspirational norms = connect with nature, change phone to greyscale coloring, batch notifications, intentional tech-free times within household

Psychology Today — Over half of parents want to reduce their phone use…
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/joyful-parenting/202312/over-half-of-parents-want-to-reduce-their-phone-use?amp

• several suggestions for healthier parental smartphone habits and "tech-minimalism": turn off beeps/vibrations/rings, no mindless scrolling to pass time, absorbing a moment as it happens instead of taking out phone to take a picture, leave the phone at home when running small errands with your kids

Business Insider — I rewarded myself every time I avoided using my phone around my kids…
https://www.businessinsider.com/reward-myself-parent-when-dont-use-phone-around-kid-2023-9