Know that you're not alone! I have young kids to and there are many of us who are trying our damndest to make sure that our kids have a normal childhood. Our k

Know that you're not alone! I have young kids to and there are many of us who are trying our damndest to make sure that our kids have a normal childhood. Our kids basically get 1 hour on Saturday, 1 hour on Sunday (sometimes a bit more), and only shared screen time (like we watch shows as a family, not individualized) on weeknights at most. And they definitely want more, but we have pushed hard enough for them to play outside so they are able to do that with a couple other neighborhood kids and they love it. Neither are teenagers yet so I'm expecting things to get a lot harder in coming years. And our kids won't get smartphones until they're older (we've said 14 but my wish is for 16. I'm hoping there will be an under-16 social media ban as law). This is going to be the toughest nut to crack, because it requires many parents to agree on the same norms. We're also holding out hope for proper and official smartphone bans in schools. Many staff in schools are sick of it, so I think it's just a matter of time. It is also going to depend a lot on each of your kids. Some kids have more FOMO, others don't. Probably worse for girls than boys too at a population level (there's plenty of data supporting that). Good luck and I hope that parents like us eventually prevail.