If the word “screens” or “screen time” makes your shoulders tense up, you’re not alone.
This is the first in a four-part series on tech and learning!
In this episode is the invite you need to slow down, tune-in, and reconsider your relationship with technology—especially in the context of homeschooling and neurodivergent learners. From unpacking cultural double standards to exploring how screens can be tools for regulation, creativity, and connection, this episode kicks off a series on screens and learning with nuance, compassion, and curiosity.
Together, we explore how deschooling can help us see screens not as a problem to solve—but as a window into our children’s worlds.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The double standard around screen use
How deschooling shifts anxiety around screens
Screens as tools for regulation and connection
What the research also says
Screens as a playground for modern kids
The shift from limiting to witnessing
Self-reflection questions & curiosity prompts
Try This at Home:
Sit beside your child during screen time this week—not to monitor, but to witness. Ask what they’re doing. What lights them up? What are they learning, exploring, or expressing?
Then gently reflect: What do you reach for when you need rest, joy, or curiosity?
Let’s Keep the Conversation Going:
Join us inside the Day In The Life community where we’re exploring learning alongside our kids and one another through everyday life. Whether you’re raising a teen, a toddler, or a twice-exceptional child, you’ll find a thoughtful, supportive space to question, connect, and grow—together.
We gather weekly on Zoom and connect daily via asynchronous Marco Polo video chats. If you can’t live in a real-life village with fellow homeschoolers … this is the next best thing.
Resources and Support
- Kelly offers one-on-one coaching and a self-paced course on the 90-Minute School Day method.
- There is also Guide Training™, a live group learning environment, for those who prefer community learning, offered twice a year.
- Listen to or invite Kelly to speak about the 90-Minute School Day™ here.
At the end of the day, trust your instincts and explore alternatives to what isn’t working!
I’d love to connect personally, find me on Instagram.
You’re doing a great job, let’s make it easier!
Kelly
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The 90-Minute School Day™ podcast aims to support all homeschooling families with a focus on neurodiverse families, with learning differences and unique learning styles. Be featured on the podcast by sharing your story, struggle or asking your question here. Or leave your recording by clicking the mic below.
