Check in about phone-free time

Agree on the purpose and length of a phone-free moment before putting devices away.

Try this

Choose the short period and the purpose, such as an uninterrupted meal or one conversation.
Discuss any necessary availability exception and how to handle it. Put devices away only after both people agree to the arrangement.

A worked example

“Could we have ten minutes without screens while we eat?”

An invented example to adapt, not a real exchange or a script you have to follow.

Before you leave it here

Allow necessary exceptions explicitly instead of treating every glance as a breach of care.

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