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[![Managing Screen Time: A Family and Student Partnership to Promote Positive Well-Being](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/hubfs/2018-02%20Blog%20Screen%20Time.jpg)](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/managing-screen-time-a-family-and-student-partnership-to-promote-positive-well-being) [Headlines](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/topic/headlines) [Featured](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/topic/featured-2) [Managing Screen Time: A Family and Student Partnership to Promote Positive Well-Being](https://blogs.shipleyschool.org/managing-screen-time-a-family-and-student-partnership-to-promote-positive-well-being) A few weeks ago, my eight-year-old son asked when he would get his own smartphone. Given that he is making his way through Lower School, I feel I have a few years to go before making a final decision. As the Head of Shipley’s Middle School, I see families and students having a hard time with not... 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