By Deepika — mom of two

Help your kid log off.
Without the fight.

Practical tools, honest conversations, and a warm community for moms navigating screen time, gaming addiction, and raising kids in a world full of screens.

Free 7-Day Screen Time Detox — no spam, ever.

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Deepika
Founder, The Unplugged Mother

“I didn’t want to take Roblox away. I wanted my kid back.”

Research-backed advice Tested at home first No shame, no judgment Real mom, real solutions
What you will find here

Everything you need to take back screen time

From understanding why Roblox is so hard to quit, to scripts for hard conversations, to a plan that actually works.

Honest articles

Research-backed posts that explain what’s happening in your kid’s brain — and what to actually do about it.

Free resources

Printable earn charts, conversation scripts, screen time contracts — tools you can use today, not theory.

Community

A private Facebook group of moms going through the same thing. Ask questions, share wins, feel less alone.

The free 7-day screen time detox plan

A guided workbook with daily tasks, journal prompts, and worksheets. Tested by Deepika on her own kids first. Download it free — no strings attached.

What’s inside — day by day

1 The honest conversation
2 Set the new rules together
3 The first hard day
4 Introduce the earn model
5 Find the replacement activity
6 The check-in conversation
7 The new normal — lock it in
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Hi, I’m Deepika

Former teacher, mom of two, and the person who spent six months figuring out how to get my kid off Roblox without destroying our relationship. The Unplugged Mother is everything I wish had existed when I was Googling at 11pm. I test everything at home first — and I’ll always tell you honestly what worked and what didn’t.

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