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Screens Ruin Dinner: Parents Are Teaching Kids to Disconnect
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- Filtered with TJ Walker
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- Jun 17, 2026
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- 735
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Summary
A new study says roughly 70% of kids ages 4 to 10 use electronic media during dinner, and more than 75% of parents do the same. On today’s episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, TJ argues that the real problem is not just children staring at screens. It is parents modeling the behavior, then acting surprised when kids follow. Family dinner is supposed to be one of the last protected spaces for conversation, connection, and attention. But when phones, tablets, TVs, and glowing screens take over the table, families may be physically together while emotionally disappearing into separate worlds. TJ makes the case for a simple fix: put the phones in a basket, turn off the TV, and try one screen-free dinner. No big lifestyle announcement. No complicated plan. Just one meal where the people at the table matter more than the devices. Subscribe to Filtered with TJ Walker for sharp, honest commentary on politics, culture, media, family life, and the habits shaping modern America. #FilteredWithTJWalker #TJWalker #ScreensRuinDinner #ScreenTime #FamilyDinner #Parenting #DigitalDistraction #NoPhonesAtDinner #FamilyConnection #KidsAndScreens