Kari Anne Mason
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Author Biography
Kari Anne Mason is an experienced parenting coach and author with over two decades of expertise guiding families through the challenges of raising confident, resilient children. Drawing from her background as both a professional and a mother, Kari Anne specializes in positive discipline, emotional intelligence, and effective communication strategies. Her practical, compassionate approach has helped countless parents build stronger relationships with their children through private coaching, workshops, and online courses.
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Kari Anne’s writing is praised for its clarity, warmth, and actionable advice, making her a trusted resource for parents seeking real-world solutions. She is dedicated to empowering families by fostering understanding, setting clear boundaries, and encouraging independence in children. Kari Anne currently resides with her family and continues to share her insights through her books, articles, and speaking engagements.
Digital ŒUVRE
Digital Detox for Kids
(COMING SOON!)
This guide teaches parents how to help their children break free from screen dependency by working with their brain chemistry instead of against it. Kari Anne outlines a 21-day program divided into four strategic phases:
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Phase 1: Rebuild emotional connection with the child using daily rituals and screen-free bonding moments.
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Phase 2: Transition tantrums into trust through consistent, loving boundaries and emotional coaching.
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Phase 3: Rediscover and reawaken real-world play, creativity, and imagination.
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Phase 4: Develop social skills and rebuild real-world relationships. The approach is grounded in neuroscience, emotional intelligence, and compassionate parenting, creating a sustainable, positive family dynamic.
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Bonus - Family Connection Re-set
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This bonus guide offers a framework for repairing and strengthening family bonds weakened by excessive screen use.
Key strategies include:
Performing a Connection Audit to understand current family dynamics.
Building new routines around screen-free meals, bedtime rituals, and shared projects.
Teaching effective emotional communication, conflict resolution, and creating meaningful family traditions. The goal is to restore emotional attunement, build trust, and create a lasting family culture rooted in strong, daily interactions.
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Bonus - The Screen-Free Activity Bible
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This guide is a practical toolkit offering hundreds of screen-free activities designed to stimulate children's brains naturally, using creativity, movement, exploration, and social interaction. It organizes activities into:
Creative Expression: art, storytelling, building projects.
Physical Movement Adventures: obstacle courses, adventure games.
Scientific Discovery: nature walks, experiments.
Social and Life Skills Development: group projects, leadership tasks, daily living skills. Each activity is designed to provide the excitement kids crave from screens, but through healthy, growth-oriented real-world experiences.
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Bonus - Tech-Healthy Toddler Toolkit
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This guide focuses on supporting optimal brain, social, and physical development in toddlers by establishing healthy technology boundaries. It emphasizes the importance of real-world exploration, sensory-rich environments, and face-to-face interactions during the critical early years. The toolkit provides practical strategies to help struggling parents and addresses managing technology use in special situations, monitoring developmental milestones, and adapting strategies as children grow, with the goal of creating lifelong healthy tech habits and balanced development.
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Bonus - The Calm Parent Protocol
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This guide focuses on toddlers and early childhood development, teaching parents how to set healthy technology boundaries without drama. Highlights include:
Building engagement-rich environments full of sensory play, active learning, and real-world discovery. Establishing predictable daily routines that minimize screen reliance.
Supporting language development, emotional growth, physical skills, and social competence through interactive play. Kari Anne emphasizes that early intervention is critical for lifelong emotional, cognitive, and social health.
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Bonus - Social Solutions Guide
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This guide addresses social development setbacks caused by too much screen exposure, helping parents rebuild their child’s real-world social skills systematically. Major topics covered:
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Rebuilding basic social awareness (reading body language, interpreting emotional cues).
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Developing friendship skills, such as conversation management, conflict resolution, and group participation.
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Transitioning children from digital social habits back to healthy face-to-face interaction. It’s a structured plan for cultivating confident, emotionally intelligent children ready for real-world relationships.