After school, my 10-year-old bolts to his room with his Kindle. Hours vanish. Pages flick. One evening, I catch him rubbing his eyes. "I'm fine, Dad." He isn't. I'm proud he loves stories, but headaches and late homework worry me. At dinner, he reads under the table. At bedtime, "just one more chapter." I hear the pages long after lights out. My coffee cools as I argue about limits. He sighs, "You don't get it!" I do. That's when I knew I needed a calm way to guide him, not another fight.
Meet the Wallace Family Story
Finding balance between curiosity and rest.
Our Family's Struggle
Challenge
It started small — a few minutes before dinner, a sneaky chapter after lights out. Soon, minutes turned to hours. His eyes were red. Headaches showed up. Teachers said he drifted in class. I tried talks, timers, even hiding the Kindle. Tears. Doors. "You never let me read!" he snapped. I hated being the bad guy. I wanted his love of books to grow, not hurt him. Mornings became a rush of lost shoelaces and late backpacks. Bedtime was a loop of "one more page." I stood in the hallway thinking, there has to be a better way than another argument tonight.
Solution
Late one night, I found FamiSafe. I installed it on his Kindle and set a simple plan: one hour after school, then a reminder to rest his eyes. I added a short evening window, no reading past nine. The first week had groans — "Come on, Dad!" But fights faded. We filled the gaps with dog walks and quick soccer in the yard. His headaches eased. Mornings felt lighter. He even said, "Break time? Okay." That's when I realized FamiSafe didn't kill his joy; it protected it. We found a rhythm we both could live with.
The Wallace Family Today
70
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Eye strain complaints reduced
65
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Bedtime arguments reduced
60
%
Screen overuse hours reduced
What Parents Say
"FamiSafe helped my son build healthy habits without fights or guilt. He reads with breaks, sleeps on time, and wakes up smiling. We finally found balance that sticks."
— Mark Wallace
Father · Canada
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