Less conflict around screens. More connection at home.
You have probably tried everything already. Setting boundaries. Punishing. Rewarding. Talking it through. Letting it go for a while. Making new agreements. And still you keep landing in the same argument.
Maybe it feels as if your child is disappearing further and further into their screen world. Maybe you are simply tired of the endless negotiating, the anger and the conflicts. And maybe you are beginning to wonder: how do we find peace again? And how do I stay an involved parent without constantly ending up in the role of police officer?
At screenandself we look beyond screen time alone.
I help children, young people and their parents understand what is going on underneath the behaviour and the conflicts around screens. Together we look at the patterns that have grown within your family and search for ways to change them step by step.
No quick trick or miracle solution. But lasting change from within: more insight, more trust and room again for a different way of being with each other.
So that screens no longer have to be the battleground of your family, and you can build again on more calm, understanding and connection.
Maybe you recognise this…
- Your child really should stop gaming, but every moment you ask them to, it ends in an argument.
- You have made clear agreements, but each time they seem to be up for discussion again.
- You try to stay calm, but after yet another fight you lose your own patience too.
- You have already tried being stricter. Or giving more freedom instead. You have rewarded, punished, talked and tried letting the subject go for a while.
- And still nothing seems to really change.
Maybe by now it isn't even only about screens anymore. It touches trust. Boundaries. Responsibility. How you talk with each other. And maybe you feel that you are finding each other less and less in all of this.
Then it is time to stop looking for yet another rule, and to look together at what is really happening.
What if it isn't about making your child listen more?
A trajectory with screenandself is not about finding the perfect screen rules.
It is about understanding better what happens between you.
Together we pause at questions such as:
- What makes it so hard for your child to stop?
- What happens in you when a boundary is challenged again and again?
- Which patterns have grown within your family?
- When does the fight arise, and what keeps it going without anyone meaning to?
- What is your child trying to make clear through certain behaviour?
- How can you keep setting boundaries without your relationship coming under pressure every time?
By looking at this consciously, space arises to start doing something differently.
Your child will not suddenly always listen or keep every agreement on their own. The goal is not obedience either.
The goal is that you understand each other better.
That you learn to recognise better what may sit behind certain behaviour. That your child experiences again that they can come to you, also when something is difficult. And that you can set boundaries from more trust and calm.
Step by step this grows into a different way of interacting: less conflict, more understanding and room again for connection.
Helping children, teens & families thrive in a digital world
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Challenge for parents of teens - between letting go and holding on
Six days, six small steps. Every few days you receive a short email with a reflection question and a doable exercise to reconnect with your teenager — without discussion about screens.
- Practical, evidence-based and doable
- A low-threshold way to get to know me and my approach
Support for every step of the journey
From one-to-one sessions to group programs and workshops — all centred on reconnecting in a digital world.
For Families
Parent support and personal guidance for children, adolescents and families. Helping families grow through connection in a digital world.
For Schools
Lectures, workshops and training for teachers and pupils on healthy screen use, gaming and online resilience.
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Hi, I'm Natalie
As a child and adolescent psychologist with more than 15 years of experience, I help families understand screen use better and find a healthy balance between boundaries, trust and real connection.
With screenandself, it's not just about screens, but above all about what truly matters: yourself, each other and the connection in between.
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