Summer promises freedom. Fewer schedules, later nights, and that hopeful idea that kids will be outside more and glued to screens less. 

But for many families, the reality looks different: one quick episode turns into half the morning, tablets sneak into car journeys, and suddenly it’s dinner time and no one’s quite sure where the day went.

A digital detox for kids doesn’t have to mean strict rules or taking devices away in a dramatic stand-off. It’s really about creating space; space for boredom, for movement, for conversation, and for those slightly chaotic moments that don’t come with an on/off button.