Dr. Jonathan Hale · Child Development Researcher · RaisedOffScreen

Screens and apps are stealing our kids.
Not slowly. Not eventually.
Right now. Tonight. In the next room.

Your child is trapped.
But there is a door out —
and it opens from your side.

Dr. Jonathan Hale's clinical 30-day program gives you the exact words to say and the exact things to do — step-by-step, day-by-day — to understand what's actually happening in your child's brain, break the pattern that's keeping them stuck, and get them back.

163 pages · Complete program
30 days · Daily missions
Evidence-based · Clinical research
Instant download · Start tonight

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If you're reading this

You've already tried everything. And you're still losing.

The rules. The timers. The deals. The taking-it-away. The giving-it-back. None of it stuck. None of it lasted. And every failed attempt made the next conversation harder — because now they don't trust that you mean it either.

  • You've watched your child's personality change around a screen — and change back when it's gone, but only briefly
  • You've tried setting limits and turned every evening into a battle you didn't ask for and can't win
  • You've sat across from your child at dinner and realized they're physically present but completely somewhere else
  • You've read the articles, downloaded the parental controls, had the conversations — and still feel like you're losing ground
  • You've wondered, quietly, whether this is just who they are now — or whether you're the problem

"You’re not a bad mom. You’re fighting a machine that was built by the smartest people in the world to make your child never want to stop. That’s not a parenting failure. That’s a design feature. And there is a way to beat it."

This isn't a willpower problem. It's a neuroscience problem.

Every app your child uses was engineered by teams of behavioral scientists to maximize the release of dopamine — the same neurochemical involved in addiction. They designed the variable reward schedule, the infinite scroll, the notification ping. They optimized it for compulsion, not for your child's wellbeing.

Your child is not weak. They are responding exactly as their brain was designed to respond when exposed to stimuli that are orders of magnitude more rewarding than anything the natural world offers.

Rules don't fix this. Willpower doesn't fix this. Structured behavioral intervention does. That's what this program is.

Who built this program

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Dr. Jonathan Hale
Child Development Researcher · Behavioral Technology Researcher

I've spent fifteen years studying what technology does to developing brains, to family relationships, and to the capacity for deep, sustained attention. I've worked with hundreds of families in exactly the situation you're in right now.

What I found wasn't what I expected. The families who changed weren't the ones who fought the hardest against screens — they were the ones who understood the mechanism and systematically replaced it with something better. That's what this program teaches you to do.

Every activity in this program has a mechanism. Every day builds on the one before. Nothing in here is guesswork.

Behavioral Technology Family Wellness Attention Research RaisedOffScreen.com

The program

30 days. 4 weeks. One complete transformation.

Each week builds on the last. The sequence matters — don't skip ahead.

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Week 1 · Days 1–7
Detox & Rewire — Understanding the mechanism
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  • Day 1: The Screen Time Audit — see the real numbers, without judgment
  • Day 2: Map the Dopamine Loop — understand why willpower doesn't work
  • Day 3: The Hardest Day — urge surfing and the neuroscience of cravings
  • Day 4: Reset the Nervous System — 4-7-8 breathing + mandala coloring
  • Day 5: The Gift of Boredom — reactivating the Default Mode Network
  • Day 6: Design Your Environment — the Focus Fortress protocol
  • Day 7: The Life Dream Tower — connecting to what screens are replacing
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Week 2 · Days 8–14
Focus & Reclaim — Rebuilding the attention muscle
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  • Day 8: Attention Baseline — measure where you are before you train
  • Day 9: Progressive Focus Sessions — athletic training for the brain
  • Day 10: Find Your Flow State — the zone where time disappears
  • Day 11: Master Deep Focus — two 45-minute elite work sessions
  • Day 12: Perfect Your Fortress — full environment audit and optimization
  • Day 13: Map Your Flow Triggers — build your personal focus protocol
  • Day 14: Two-Week Milestone — measure the change and celebrate it
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Week 3 · Days 15–21
Create & Unlock — Waking up the creative brain
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  • Day 15: Make Something — creating without a tutorial or comparison
  • Day 16: Alpha State Training — breathwork and deep creative immersion
  • Day 17: The Inventor's Protocol — solving real problems with original thinking
  • Day 18: Tell Your Story — narrative identity and transformation writing
  • Day 19: Move Your Mind — physical movement as a cognitive upgrade
  • Day 20: Your Flow Map — all the conditions that produce your best state
  • Day 21: Build Your Sanctuary — a physical space that belongs to you
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Week 4 · Days 22–30
Connect & Design — Building the life you actually want
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  • Day 22: Activate Empathy — deep listening and full presence with real people
  • Day 23: Gratitude Rewiring — the Seligman protocol for lasting neural change
  • Day 24: Your Core 5 — auditing and strengthening the relationships that matter
  • Day 25: Reclaim Your Sleep — the phone-free sleep protocol
  • Day 26: Build Real-World Momentum — identity commitments and keystone habits
  • Day 27: Design Your Future Self — the 6-month identity blueprint
  • Day 28: Elite Flow Session — 90-minute deep work, the program's peak challenge
  • Day 29: Write Letters Forward — to your past self, your child, your future self
  • Day 30: Graduation — naming who you've become and what you're protecting

What's inside the 163-page PDF

Step-by-step. Day-by-day.
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

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Daily Missions
30 days of step-by-step activities — each one grounded in behavioral research with a clear mechanism and time commitment.
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What to Say Today
A coaching script for every single day — the exact words to open the conversation, keep it going, what to avoid, and Dr. Hale's tip.
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Coloring Pages
30 full-page coloring illustrations — one per day. Art therapy for nervous system regulation. No art skill required.
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Journal Reflections
3 targeted prompts per day with write lines. Written in Dr. Hale's voice. Questions that go deeper than any generic journal.
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Achievement Badges
A coloring badge for every day. Sign it, date it, display it. The ritual of completion matters more than it sounds.
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Full Research References
7 sections of cited clinical research so you understand exactly why each activity works — and can explain it to your tween.

Questions

Everything you need to know.

What exactly do I get when I purchase? +
You get instant access to the 163-page 30-Day Screen Reset PDF. It includes Dr. Hale's introduction, a complete table of contents, all 30 days of content, the "What to Say Today" coaching scripts, coloring pages, journal reflection prompts with write lines, achievement badges, a conclusion, and full research references. It's everything in one file, downloadable immediately on any device.
Does my child have to participate willingly? +
No — and this is by design. The program starts with you. The "What to Say Today" scripts are specifically written to open conversations without triggering resistance. Most families find that by Day 3 or 4, the tween is genuinely curious. The structure creates buy-in — you don't need to force it.
What age range is this designed for? +
The program is designed for tweens ages 10–14, with content that works for the 8–16 range. The "What to Say Today" scripts are calibrated for the developmental stage of this age group specifically — the language that works for a 10-year-old is different from what works for a 14-year-old, and the scripts account for that.
How much time does this require each day? +
Most days require 20–45 minutes of active engagement. Some days (like the 90-minute Elite Flow Session on Day 28) are longer by design. The time commitment is listed at the top of every day so you can plan ahead. You do not need to do all five pages in a single sitting — many families split the coloring page and journal into the evening.
What if we fall behind or miss a day? +
The program is yours forever — there's no deadline. Missing a day is not failure. The program is designed with a relapse protocol on Day 26 specifically because regression is expected and planned for. The research shows that families who plan for imperfection sustain change at 2.4x the rate of families who don't. Missing a day and coming back is part of the design.
Is this a physical book or a digital download? +
It's an instant PDF download — 163 pages, readable on any device. Many families print it at home or at a print shop so they can use the write lines, color the pages, and sign the badges. The physical Screen Time Reset Workbook (ISBN 979-8-90119-885-8) is available separately at screentimeresetworkbook.com if you prefer a printed bound version.
What's the difference between this and the $17 activities guide? +
The $17 guide is 117 standalone activities — great for tonight, this week, or whenever you need something to do. The 30-Day Course is a complete clinical intervention: a structured 30-day sequence with behavioral mechanisms, daily coaching scripts, journal work, coloring therapy, and achievement milestones. The activities guide is a toolkit. The course is the full program.

What mothers are saying

Real families. Real results.

★★★★★

"Day 3 was brutal — he was genuinely angry. But Dr. Hale warned me that would happen, and he told me exactly what to say. By Day 7 my son was asking me to do the activities. I didn't believe that was possible."

Jennifer M.

Mom of a 12-year-old · Week 1 complete

★★★★★

"The 'What to Say Today' pages changed everything. I've tried talking to my daughter about screens a hundred times. This gave me actual words that didn't start a fight. We had a real conversation on Day 1."

Amanda R.

Mom of a 13-year-old · Program complete

★★★★★

"I've spent thousands on family therapy. This program did more in 30 days than 6 months of sessions — because it gave us something to DO together every single day."

Lisa K.

Mom of two tweens · Week 4 complete

The research foundation

Built on 15 years of behavioral research.

21
Days to establish a competing neural pathway
Lally et al., 2010
2.4×
More likely to sustain change with a relapse protocol
Marlatt & Gordon, 1985
47%
Of waking hours spent mind-wandering — reduced by flow training
Killingsworth & Gilbert, 2010
2hrs
Sleep delay from blue light — reversed by phone-free protocol
Hale & Guan, 2015

Ready to begin

30 days from now you could be the mom
who figured out what nobody else could.

Or you could wait another month watching the same patterns get worse. The algorithm isn't going to slow down. But you can start winning back your child's attention — one day at a time — starting tonight.

Dr. Hale's private family program: $5,000
$97
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163-page complete program PDF — instant download
30 days of daily missions + clinical mechanisms
"What to Say Today" coaching script for every day
Full-page coloring artwork for every day
Journal reflection pages with write lines
Achievement badge for every day
Conclusion + full research references
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