Molly DeFrank is a mom of six kids and she found a simple solution to the negative impact of too much screen time. She wrote a practical guide for parents: ‘Digital Detox: The Two-Week Tech Reset for Kids’ (Bethany House, April 2022).

Molly and her husband made the decision to detox their screen-obsessed kids, and the difference it made for their family was incredible. When the detox was over, her kids actually thanked her!

Kids are spending all day (some studies are showing the average at over eight hours a day) staring at screens and taking in an incomprehensible amount of messaging and media. Many parents want to fix this issue, but don’t want to banish the electronic babysitter. She gets it and she can help. Back to school is a perfect time for families to take a break and put tech in its right place.

In Digital Detox, Molly guides parents through the practical steps involved in detoxing kids of all ages, including how to manage through the initial fallout. The book provides parents with plans and options to replace the screen time. And she shares sobering research regarding the epidemic of screen addictions and what it is doing to the brains and development of an entire generation of kids.

The book and plan are highly practical, not just philosophical, with worksheets, checklists, and more. She also offers readers long-term plans to overhaul their family’s reliance on screens. So, this is no short-term fix.

In Molly’s interview with Joel and Maryann, she talks about her amazing book which “transforms screen zombies into friendly, happy, grateful kids.”

Order your copy of “Digital Detox: The Two-Week Tech Reset for Kids” here

Check out Molly’s conversation with Joel and Maryann here…

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