All 12 episodes, newest (12) at the top. The channel is now live on YouTube and the launch episodes are rolling out — every episode page below has the full breakdown, the paper's full reference, and its DOI.
Episode 12⏱ 3:24 video · 📖 1 min read
Meta-analysis Video coming soon
When Both Parents Check Their Phones, the Link Gets Stronger
Zhang et al., Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2025
Try tonight: Agree the phone-down moments together — meals and conversations — as a both-parents rule, because the link was stronger when both parents did it.
Topics: Phones & Screens · Family Meals · DOI ↗
Episode 11⏱ 3:22 video · 📖 1 min read
Systematic review & meta-analysis Video coming soon
Screen Use at Age 4–6 Hit the Parent-Child Relationship Hardest
Harverson et al., Computers in Human Behavior, 2025
Try tonight: Convert some solo screen time into together time: co-watch, co-play, and talk about what is on the screen while it is on.
Topics: Phones & Screens · DOI ↗
Episode 10⏱ 3:26 video · 📖 1 min read
Observational survey Video coming soon
Kids Who Eat With Family Least Report the Worst Mental Health
Luo et al., Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Try tonight: Protect a few shared dinners a week — phones away, no agenda — as a standing family rhythm, not a special event.
Topics: Family Meals · DOI ↗
Episode 9⏱ 3:11 video · 📖 1 min read
Longitudinal cohort study Video coming soon
Bed-Sharing With Your Baby Left No Mark by Age 11
Bilgin et al., Attachment & Human Development, 2024
Try tonight: Make your sleep-arrangement decision on current safe-sleep guidance and your family's real life — and let go of the fear that bed-sharing at 9 months, by itself, sets your child's behaviour path.
Topics: Sleep · DOI ↗
Episode 8⏱ 3:30 video · 📖 1 min read
Survey + classic experiments Video coming soon
Too Much ‘Good Effort’ Praise Backfires Too
Xu et al., Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2024 (+ Mueller & Dweck, 1998)
Try tonight: Praise the process a little more than the person: mostly specific effort-and-strategy praise, a light touch of person praise, and never a flood of either.
Topics: Discipline & Praise · Homework & Learning · DOI ↗
Episode 7⏱ 3:06 video · 📖 1 min read
Cross-sectional survey Video coming soon
Parents on Phones, Teens Hooked on Theirs
Ma et al., Frontiers in Psychology, 2024
Try tonight: Protect the first ten minutes — greetings, arriving home, the start of a conversation — as phone-free, for you first.
Topics: Phones & Screens · DOI ↗
Episode 6⏱ 3:45 video · 📖 1 min read
Meta-analysis Video coming soon
Helping With Homework Was Linked to Worse Grades
Xu et al., Psicothema, 2024
Try tonight: Swap taking over for autonomy support: sit nearby, ask “what's your plan?”, and let your child lead while you stay available.
Topics: Homework & Learning · DOI ↗
Episode 5⏱ 3:14 video · 📖 1 min read
Observational cohort study Video coming soon
Empty Threats Were Linked to Anxiety AND Behaviour Problems
Xu et al., PLOS One, 2026
Try tonight: Say only what you will actually follow through on: one small, calm consequence you can keep, the same way every time.
Topics: Discipline & Praise · DOI ↗
Episode 4⏱ 3:27 video · 📖 1 min read
Systematic review & meta-analysis Video coming soon
Your Phone in Front of Your Baby: What 14,900 Families Showed
Toledo-Vargas et al., JAMA Pediatrics, 2025
Try tonight: Create phone-down windows in the day — floor play, feeding and bath time — with the phone in another room, not just face-down.
Topics: Phones & Screens · DOI ↗
Episode 3⏱ 3:16 video · 📖 1 min read
Cross-sectional study Video coming soon
The 4 Screen Rules That Were Linked to Less Problem Use in 10,048 Teens
Nagata et al., Pediatric Research, 2025
Try tonight: Pick the four rules together as a family: no screens at meals, no screens in bedrooms, never use screens as a reward or punishment, and monitor plus set clear limits.
Topics: Phones & Screens · Family Meals · DOI ↗
Episode 2⏱ 3:12 video · 📖 1 min read
Within-person observational study Video coming soon
Teens on Phones After 10pm Fall Asleep an Hour Later
Zhao, Hale & Christakis, JAMA Pediatrics, 2026
Try tonight: Set a 20-minute phone-free buffer before bed — phones down, ideally charging outside the bedroom, for the last 20 minutes of the night.
Topics: Sleep · Phones & Screens · DOI ↗
Episode 1⏱ 3:40 video · 📖 1 min read
Randomized clinical trial Video coming soon
No Screens in the Last Hour Made Toddlers Sleep Better
Pickard et al., JAMA Pediatrics, 2024
Try tonight: Build a bedtime box — books, puzzles, soft toys — and swap the last hour before bed from screens to the box, every night for a week.
Topics: Sleep · Phones & Screens · DOI ↗
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