Warm, honest notes on screen time, chores, rewards, and digital wellbeing for families, from the team building Earnest.https://earnestplay.com/en-ushttps://earnestplay.com/news/aap-family-media-plan/https://earnestplay.com/news/aap-family-media-plan/The American Academy of Pediatrics moved away from one-size-fits-all hour limits toward a personalized family media plan. Here is what that means for parents.Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTAAPfamily media planguidancehttps://earnestplay.com/news/android-family-screen-time-tools/https://earnestplay.com/news/android-family-screen-time-tools/Google Family Link and Digital Wellbeing cover timers, bedtime, and app approvals on Android. A plain look at what they do well and where an earning model fits.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:00:00 GMTAndroidFamily Linktoolshttps://earnestplay.com/news/common-sense-census-screen-time/https://earnestplay.com/news/common-sense-census-screen-time/Common Sense Media census data suggests tweens and teens spend hours a day on entertainment media. What the figures do and do not tell parents.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMTresearchCommon Sense Mediadatahttps://earnestplay.com/news/screen-time-and-kids-sleep/https://earnestplay.com/news/screen-time-and-kids-sleep/Study after study links late-night screens to shorter, worse sleep for children. Here is the honest summary and a few practical habits that help.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTsleepresearchbedtimehttps://earnestplay.com/news/from-restriction-to-earning-screen-time/https://earnestplay.com/news/from-restriction-to-earning-screen-time/Screen-time advice is drifting from bright-line bans toward structure and trade-offs. A commentary on why earning time can beat policing it.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTcommentarybehaviorscreen timehttps://earnestplay.com/news/do-reward-systems-work-for-kids/https://earnestplay.com/news/do-reward-systems-work-for-kids/Token economies and reward charts have decades of research behind them, and a few real pitfalls. What the science says about rewarding effort well.Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMTbehaviorrewardsresearchhttps://earnestplay.com/news/chores-and-child-development/https://earnestplay.com/news/chores-and-child-development/Longitudinal work suggests kids who do chores early tend to fare better later. A grounded look at why real responsibility matters.Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTchoresdevelopmentresearchhttps://earnestplay.com/news/teens-autonomy-and-screen-time/https://earnestplay.com/news/teens-autonomy-and-screen-time/The same screen-time approach rarely fits a six-year-old and a fourteen-year-old. How graduated autonomy changes what good limits look like.Tue, 05 May 2026 13:00:00 GMTteensautonomycommentaryhttps://earnestplay.com/news/reading-in-a-screen-first-world/https://earnestplay.com/news/reading-in-a-screen-first-world/Reading for pleasure has been declining for years. What the data suggests, and how families can make books compete with a glowing screen.Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTreadinghabitsresearchhttps://earnestplay.com/news/parents-own-screen-habits/https://earnestplay.com/news/parents-own-screen-habits/Research on interrupted family time points back at parents as much as kids. An honest note on modeling the screen habits you want to see.Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMTparentingmodelingresearchhttps://earnestplay.com/news/who-under-5-screen-time/https://earnestplay.com/news/who-under-5-screen-time/The World Health Organization set clear, conservative screen limits for young children paired with more play and sleep. A plain-language summary.Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:00:00 GMTWHOyoung kidsguidancehttps://earnestplay.com/news/play-outdoors-vs-screens/https://earnestplay.com/news/play-outdoors-vs-screens/Pediatric research treats unstructured play as essential, not optional. Why protecting playtime is one of the best screen-time strategies there is.Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:00:00 GMTplaydevelopmentAAP