Take the Phone Back A step-by-step guide

A step-by-step guide for moms who are done waiting

You know something needs to change. You just don't know how to do it without a war. This guide gives you the exact words, a day-by-day plan for the first week, and a system that keeps working long after the conversation is over.

What's inside:

✔ Self-check to confirm the problem is real — and you're ready to act

✔ 5 things to do before you say a single word (most moms skip this)

✔ Word-for-word scripts for kids ages 8–10, 11–12, and 13–14

✔ What to say when they cry, go silent, or tell you you're ruining their life

✔ Day-by-day breakdown of the first week so you don't give up on Day 3

✔ The Earn-Back System — so you stop being the police

✔ Ready-to-print Family Screen Agreement for the whole family

✔ An honest look at your own screen habits — and 5 things that actually help

Bonus

Family Screen Agreement template included

Table of Contents

1. Are You Ready? — self-diagnosis without pressure
2. Before You Take It — 5 steps to prepare before the conversation
3. The Conversation — word-for-word scripts for kids ages 8–14
4. Days 1–7: Expect This — what happens day by day in the first week
5. When They Lose It — three meltdown scenarios and a plan for each
6. The Earn-Back System — how to build a screen time earning system
7. Family Screen Agreement — ready-to-use family contract template
8. What About YOU? — an honest conversation about your own phone