You probably already know that your child’s relationship with their phone isn’t simple. Maybe you’ve tried taking it away. Maybe you’ve had the argument a dozen times. The research is clear that outright bans rarely work long-term, but doing nothing isn’t the answer either. What the evidence does support is
If you’re a parent of a child with serious behavioral or mental health challenges, you’ve probably asked yourself some version of this question: Is what we’re doing enough? Weekly therapy is valuable, and for many families, it’s exactly the right level of care. But for others, especially those navigating hospitalizations,
Every week, I meet families who have been through the wringer—parents who have watched their child spiral through hospitalizations, school crises, and out-of-home placements not because they gave up, but because traditional programs weren’t built for the complexity their family carries. Then they find WISe, and something shifts. Washington State’s
