Document a list of your important digital accounts and who can access them if something happens to you — account chaos after death compounds grief.

Hear what you wish would be said of you in 50 years to learn what matters today.

Write what you want to bequeath to descendants — discover what matters.

Imagine your death 40 years from now. Write the obituary you'd want read. Reveals purpose.

Write a 1000-word letter to whoever succeeds you in 20 years. Lessons? Mistakes? What matters most?

A document signed by all family members (parents included) about screen use rules.

Set 3 zones and 3 times daily as screen-free for the whole family — simpler than complex hour rules.

When your child watches, sit with him and ask during the show — the screen turns from isolator to connector.

Put your phone in another room during time with your child — bigger impact than restricting his hours.

Ask your child with curiosity about his apps and digital friends — before discovering by surprise.

Don't "monitor" your teen, "covenant" with him on a digital protocol. The difference is everything.

Instead of "platforms harm you", ask curiously: "what do you enjoy most? what bothers you?"