For school administrators who know screens are a problem and are looking for additional resources

Get Kids to Live Beyond the
Screen in 30-45 Mins.

A laugh-out-loud assembly that helps students and parents build healthier screen habits at home, so kids show up more focused, regulated, and connected at school.

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Real life over digital life
No shame. Just strategy.
For schools that want change
30-45 mins that actually work
Built on a clinical license
Real life over digital life
No shame. Just strategy.
For schools that want change
30-45 mins that actually work
Built on a clinical license
Introducing
The

How to Live Beyond the Screen

Assembly
Real Life > Reel Life

An entertaining, educational assembly for schools and families.

♪ Music
▶ Games
☻ Comedy
● Real talk

So kids stop living inside the scroll, and start showing up for real life again.

Imagine this:

It's just a few weeks from now...

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Your school's phone policy stays intact, but students understand the why behind it.

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Kids come to school less distracted by what happened online the night before.

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Social media drama and cyberbullying have fewer chances to spill into class.

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Teachers can keep teaching because students have better language for screens, focus, mood, and friendship.

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Parents leave with simple take-home frameworks for the hours when screens are hardest to manage.

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Students become more present, more regulated, and more connected during the school day.

This is what it can look like when school and home are working from the same playbook.

A Better Way Forward

The Old Way

What's been happening

  • One more lecture that puts kids to sleep
  • Parents feel guilty, kids feel blamed, nobody wins
  • Schools are doing their part, but home screen habits keep showing up during the school day
The New Way
What this experience creates
  • An assembly that supports your existing phone policies by helping students and parents understand what screens are doing to focus, confidence, friendships, and learning
  • A simple screen management system that feels doable
  • Parents and kids get on the same page
  • Teachers & Administrators finally get to focus on what they do best

How It Works

STEP 1

Book the Session

Pick the best fit for your school: an assembly, parent nights with Q&A, or workshop training.

STEP 2

The 30-45 Minute Assembly

Entertainment meets education. Music, live games, comedy, stories, and real tools to help manage the problem once and for all. The assembly can also include parent nights with Q&A so families leave with the same language and plan.

STEP 3

Take-Home Framework

Parents and teachers leave with a system and a simple framework to keep the momentum going forever.

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Real Results

PROOF THIS WORKS

The "Daily Phone Fight" Family

BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY

Every night ended in arguments. Kids hid screens. Parents felt stuck.

AFTER THE ASSEMBLY

Clear family rules. Less yelling. More talking. More time together. One plan everyone followed.

The "Online Drama Follows Kids to School" Campus

BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY

Students came in distracted by group chats, social media pressure, comparison, and online drama from the night before.

AFTER THE ASSEMBLY

Students had a shared language for what was happening online, parents had a framework to use at home, and the school had more support around the issue.

"Finally, something kids actually listened to. It was fun, but it hit deep."

"Loved the take-home guide. It made the follow-up talks at home so much easier."

"This felt like an experience, not a boring talk. People were laughing and learning at the same time."

What People Are Saying

What Administrators Are Saying

Hear directly from school leaders who watched students stay engaged, laugh, and walk away with a healthier way to think about screens.

School Leader Testimonial
Administrator Feedback
"I loved the music aspect of it, it engaged them right off the bat!"
— Marcy Caldwell, Principal · Canyon Elementary
"Talmage did a really good job of telling stories and using props that kept the kiddos engaged!"
— Sarah Ledingham, School Facilitator · Foothills Elementary
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Our Guarantee

Our promise is that if your staff or students walk away more confused, or without practical insight they can use immediately, We'll stay and continue working with your group until the problem is managed.

This is too important not to give you something that actually works.
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The Story Behind This

My name is Talmage Erickson,
And I survived high school with a flip phone.

When I was 14 years old, I had an experience that changed everything for me.

My dad, who is a Licensed Counselor and Sexual Addiction Therapist, sat me down and told me that he kept seeing the same patterns across students, families, and adults:

Anxiety. Emotional dysregulation. Impulse control issues. Disconnection. Addiction.

So he gave me a challenge to give up a traditional smart phone, and just use a regular slider phone instead.

That decision changed everything for me.

It was like a blindfold was being ripped off, and I could suddenly see clearly what was happening to other kids my age.

I saw the mind-virus that was controlling my friends, and I started studying what it was doing to them and why my life felt so much more free.

This started a 5-year journey of deep research, and along with my dad, we discovered the recipe to help solve this problem once and for all.

Talmage Erickson

When Screens Follow Students
Into the School Day

Fewer phone fights at home that show up at school the next day

Less comparison, FOMO, and online pressure

More language for handling social media drama

Less cyberbullying spillover during the school day

More parent involvement around screen habits

Less pressure on teachers and administrators to solve the whole screen issue alone

Time is of the essence

A few months from now,
one of two things will happen:

Either your school and your families have a clear plan, better talks, and stronger connection.
Or it is the same cycle. More screen hours. More pressure. More comparison. More damage you only notice after it gets serious.

If a simple 30-45 minute assembly can change the direction,
why gamble with "maybe it gets better on its own"?

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What I Speak On

Topics That Resonate in Schools

Every presentation is customized to your school's needs — engaging for students, meaningful for parents, and aligned with what administrators care about.

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Screen Addiction &
Balance

Understanding the science of screens and building real strategies for balance in everyday life.

Digital Wellness Healthy Tech Habits Screen Time Awareness
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Social Media & Mental
Health

Honest conversations about comparison, anxiety, and reclaiming your sense of self offline.

Student Wellbeing SEL Mental Health Awareness
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Focus & Productivity

How to do deep work in a distracted world — practical tools students can use immediately.

Digital Literacy 21st Century Skills Mindful Technology Use
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Real Connection

Why genuine human connection still matters — and how to cultivate it in a hyper-connected world.

Cyber Safety Social-Emotional Learning Digital Citizenship

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this just a scary "don't use your phone" talk?
No. It is entertainment plus education. It shows the good and the bad of technology, and teaches simple ways to manage it without turning the home into a battlefield.
Will kids actually pay attention?
That's the point. This is not a boring lecture. It is music, games, comedy, stories, and real tools. Kids stay engaged because it feels like an experience.
What happens after the session?
Parents and teachers get take-home papers and frameworks to keep going. Options can include an assembly, parent nights with Q&A, or workshop training so everyone leaves with clear next steps.