Caroline describes it really well in our Curb Your Screen Time Addiction series. I’ve always loved the tip from the author of The Art of Screen Time, Anya Kamanetz, to narrate (yes, out loud) exactly what you’re doing with your phone every time. Related: Video: Are you addicted to your phone?
#Free lock screen wallpapers plus#
I created them sized for an iPhone 8 Plus because the screen size is so large, but you should be able to resize to fit virtually any phone, iOS or Android. Just right click to download (free, no catch!) or press/hold directly on mobile, and upload as your phone’s lock screen wallpaper. Since Catherine’s tip really has helped me, I figured I’d put together some other lock-screen wallpaper here that might work best for you. Free lock screen wallpaper to help you be more mindful with your own screen time Last night, I even got through one (admittedly painful) made-for-Netfix romantic comedy with my daughter, totally 100% phone-free.
So far, it’s been working in small ways that will hopefully lead to bigger changes. If that’s not a hint for me, I don’t know what is. And while mine know that my job involves social media, and that I can’t disconnect all the time (sometimes, being reachable on-the-go can actually free me up to be out with my kids instead of tethered to my desk), just my daughter knowing that I was thinking about my kids in this way, inspired that monstrous, spontaneous, hug-to-end-all-hugs. They know when we’re half-listening to them, or scrolling Twitter while watching a show together. It’s to help me be better about engaging in an activity without my phone in my hand entirely, and overall, be more thoughtful about my mobile screen time so I can spend more unplugged time with my kids.Ī giant, happy, full-on bear hug, with her arms wrapped around my waist. I explained to her that this quote is to remind me, every time I reach for my phone, that I can decide whether I really need to check it right no. My 12-year-old daughter caught a glimpse, said it “looked cool” and asked me what it was.
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