Rebuild your relationship with technology.
A practical framework for families learning to live well with technology — without guilt, power struggles, or a phone-free fantasy.
Reconnect with what matters.
The world is changing faster than families are.
Parents are raising kids in a world no generation has ever had to navigate — a world of infinite notifications, shrinking attention spans, and digital pressures no parenting book ever prepared them for.
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Childhood is now digital by default
Kids aren’t choosing screens over real life.
Technology is engineered to pull them in before they even know what’s happening. -
You're not just managing your kids' screens...
You're battling your own. Every time you tell them to get off their device, you're checking yours. The hardest part? They see it. And they're learning from you, not your rules.
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Home is competing with the entire internet
Kids used to be bored. Now boredom doesn’t stand a chance — and connection becomes something parents have to fight for.
None of this makes you a bad parent.
It makes you a modern one.
The real problem isn't how much screen time your kids get.
It's what they're not paying attention to while they're scrolling.
That's what we're here to fix.
The H.E.A.L. Method
Not more rules. Not total restriction.
Just a simple framework for building a family culture your kids actually want to choose.
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Habits
The small actions and rhythms you repeat every day. This is where presence becomes practical, not theoretical.
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Environment
Your home shapes your family’s behavior more than rules do. We design spaces that encourage connection, not distraction.
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Alternatives
Kids don’t just need less screen time — they need more real time. Build a menu of engaging options they can reach for.
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Limits
No more tech-police. Clear boundaries you can say “no” to with confidence. Limits that reduce friction instead of creating battles.
Here's what makes this different:
Most digital wellness advice focuses on what to take away—apps to delete, time limits to set, rules to enforce.
The H.E.A.L. Method focuses on what to build. Because when your family has something better than what screens offer, limits stop being a battle. [Button: See How It Works] [Link: Work With Me]
Real Families, Real Results
I’m Chris.
Founder of Wildly x Well.
When I first noticed my kids glued to their screens, I did what most parents do — I set limits. Timers. Rules. Boundaries.
But limits turned me into the screen police. Every day became a negotiation over minutes. I was monitoring, correcting, reminding. And instead of bringing us closer, it pulled us into a constant power struggle.
Then I realized something I wish I had seen sooner:
I was trying to control the screen instead of strengthening the connection.
So I stopped focusing on what to restrict and started focusing on what to rebuild. Little shifts — phone-free mornings, simple family rhythms, spaces where we could actually see each other again.
Those experiments became the H.E.A.L. Method — the framework that has helped 100+ families trade digital overwhelm for connection, rhythm, and room to be human again.
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