I tried to manage my kids' screen time, then I realized my own was out of control

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The author (not pictured) realized that her own reliance on devices was impacting how her children viewed screen time.

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I work at Microsoft and didn't realize how evil tech can be until I had kids. Here's how I limit their screen use to 1 hour a day.

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Bill Safcik told BI he wants to monitor his children's digital activity until they turn 18.

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Teens spend nearly 2 hours a day on TikTok — and barely look at Facebook, a new study says. See how other apps stack up.

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Phones are constantly tempting teens to pick up, with more than half in a recent study getting 237 notifications a day.

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