The Gamer Educator

Ash (they/them) is in their 14th year of teaching middle school. They empower caregivers to better understand and manage screen time for their families

Cozy, calm games kids will love

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POV: your kid is copying "Bad behavior" online

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Screen Time Meltdowns? Try this

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Video games teach mental labor?

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Is prosecuting social media companies the way out?

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The analogy that started it all

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Can a landline phone be the answer to our problems?

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This is the right amount of screen time

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Heading to the movies? Not without your smartphone

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Daylight savings was scheduled by a childless man

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Reduce screen time without trying?

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We'll never get kids off screens with this question

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Your plan for screen time outbursts

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Governments ban social media, then this happens

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You can FINALLY block YouTube Shorts

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Minecraft can help with mental load?

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Is your child addicted to screens?

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Are you talking about this with your teenager?

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Treat morning routine like band practice

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Will a social media ban save us?

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"Red Pill" exposure may be the prevention tool you need

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"Where did you learn that!?"

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"Hey Alexa, what's my favorite color?"

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You can take the politics out of the content...wait, no you can't

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Why kids always complain when screen time ends

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Algorithms can't be blamed for everything

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Mario Kart shouldn't end in tears

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Brainrot is in the eye of the beholder

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This isn't a tech problem — it's a skills problem

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Do YOU respond well when hit with a blue shell?

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A genius ADHD hack you'll want to try

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I gave them a switch and now they're obsessed!

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A New Year's reframing for screen time

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A quick year-end round up

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Not another "I read X dozen books" list

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A simple, power-struggle-free way to reset the mood

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The screen time rule I do not follow

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A vital Holiday PSA

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Keeping kids safe online is as simple as these 4 things

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My most unhinged advice of all time?

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Stop downloading games. Instead...

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Kids aren't the only ones who need a tech balance

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Ditch screen time rules, try this instead

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Dad, stop sharing AI clickbait on Facebook

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What to say when you shouldn't have said yes to Roblox

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"Hell is other people"

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More is caught than taught

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Pair wants with needs: the simple trick that actually works

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Our favorite family board games of the year

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When should elementary schoolers get a computer?

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Phones are like pools

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Tin Can phones won't save us from an infrastructure problem

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An easy phone hack to keep teens safe

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This unhinged daylight savings hack is my favorite

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My kid is obsessed with Minecraft

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Everything is designed to make you want more

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A Mark Rober debunking video healed my soul

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I think they're addicted...

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Keep kids more organized with this trick

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Fix bad behavior after screen time

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What screen time is REALLY replacing

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A regulation menu is the game changer you need

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"How do I know what they're doing online"

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A video game inspired hike

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Minecraft meets Pantry organization

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A sticky note saved me from a meltdown

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Cut out the nagging

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Raising AMAB kids to share mental load

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Expand your inventory

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Zelda teaches us what ADHD is like

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Should schools show movies during lunch?

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What is a boundary for screen time?

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I noticed something this week

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The secret AI agenda in education

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End screen time AND build executive function?

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See me make a cake with a surprise

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My hottest screen time take ever?

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"The birds and the bees" for the 21st century

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My surprising back to school advice

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The magic question to help kids find their own stuff

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Millenial parents- Book It! Is Back!

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Learning to pack for themselves will protect your kids online

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The best slide you'll see all day

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Is this the most important part of screen time?

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Are these issues about screens?

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This is the worst Instagram feature yet

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What's in the box?

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The Duolingo Owl's secret agenda

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60 second digital safety

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Stop focusing on time

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Watch me juggle and explain digital literacy

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The secret for using screens on travel days

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Is this the real cause of screen time meltdowns?

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The two questions that shape my parenting

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My kid asked for screens while we were on a roller coaster

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Who is my new book for?

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Gonna lose your cool over screens? Say this, not that.

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An Independence Day intention

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The problem with "let kids be bored" advice

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5 phrases to make ending screen time easier

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My kid is drowning their Sims- should I be worried?

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Make tech work for you: disable cookies

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Your summer screen time plan

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A very important June reminder

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Just in case you forgot

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An alternative to scrolling that will also entertain your child for years to come

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A little humor for your Friday

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A mind-blowing way to think about ADHD

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5 ways to say "no" to screens

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Using Screen Time to get a break

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Watch with your kids: is this a scam?

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What video games teach me about my kid

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Is your kid ready for a phone?

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The ONLY safe way to use YouTube with kids

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Who is safe online? Watch this with your kids

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Why your ADHD kiddo thrives in games

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5 conversation starters about screen time

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3 resources to help you decide if screen content is safe

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You'll never guess what show this is about

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The Simple Chart that transforms Executive Functioning tasks

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5 easy things to say to promote screen time balance

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The sticky note trick you need to try

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Screen habits are modeled

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When kids lie or sneak screen time

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The Roblox safety update I've been waiting for

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Friday Rant- the real reason people don't use parental controls

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Video games to play as a family

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FINALLY- PokPok is on Amazon!

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Do you ask this question about screen time?

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Can you be neutral about screens and still say no when your kids ask for them?

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This magic word helps avoid power struggles

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The key to the "right" amount of screen time

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Another way of thinking about screen time

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Is this really "concern for children"?

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Mar10 Day is here!

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Why do kids like to watch people play games?

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Takeaways from the 2025 screen media census

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Rethinking our screen time approach

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Monitoring school internet use

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How to handle bad behavior with screens

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Reframing “screens are mindless”

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The Mario Kart trick every family needs to know

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"Is this technology helping?"

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Wish your kiddos wanted to do things besides using screens?

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The framing in these conversations is off

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A big book update!

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My favorite trick for handling screen time issues

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The questions I ask when I encounter parenting advice

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How I'm not letting the news overwhelm me

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