➡️ It's proven by research that preschoolers who spend longer on screens have poorer gross motor skills than their peers. Gross motor movement is foundational to success in later on in life. Gross motor is the foundation that other skills (handwriting, balance, sitting on the mat, sitting at their desks, even just having enough energy to get through their days) is built on.

➡️ Children who spend longer on screens have more trouble sleeping. Lack of sleep results in poorer behaviour during the day for these kids. It's proven by research that more time on screens results in parents reporting more "ADHD type" behaviours.

➡️ Children who spend more time on screens have more incidence of illness and more visits to the Dr. How much is it worth to YOU to have less time at the Dr? Let alone for your kids to have less episodes of unwellness.

➡️ More time on screens can mean less time in free play. Free play is the building block for creative thinking, social and emotional regulation, and children who spend more time in free play have greater success later on in life (Wallis, 2017).
 
➡️ More time on screens can lead to less connection with nature. Nature play is proven to have many cognitive, physical, and emotional benefits for child development.

When their kids are spending excess time on screens, their parents tell me that they:

🟥 feel out of alignment with the way they WANT to parent

🟥 feel GUILT over how much the TV is on

🟥 feel like they're not living according to their VALUES as a parent

🟥 feel lost and stuck, OVERWHELMED at the thought of changing

🟥 feel FRUSTRATION at how "everyone else" has it "sorted"

🟥 want to switch off from social media because they get TRIGGERED by other parent's "perfect lives" 

Most parenting coaches and mental health experts charge by the hour.

You're usually investing $85 - $150 p/hour for professional support - for EACH session.

Where you talk to an expert for an hour, have to *remember* all of the strategies, and implement them by yourself at home.

When you access coaching through The SMART Approach you get:
✔️ an easy-to-follow PROCESS that could transform the well-being of yourself AND your kids
✔️ lifetime access to online modules that you can refer back to when you need to 
✔️ practical downloads that you can print and stick on the fridge
✔️ a community of parents who are on the same journey as you are
✔️ a wealth of knowledge from your expert coach, Rachel McFedries, who has helped dozens of parents and has experience working in both paediatrics and adult mental health.