As a 20yo myself, I was coming of age right around the time the iPhone and app based social media was exploding. My parents we’re fairly strict when it came to phone usage but out of it here’s a few tips that I think are good ideas.

You cannot keep your phone in your room. I do this even on my own now. I have a old alarm clock and set my phone down on my desk and never look at it before bed or during the night. Sacrificing screen time for sleep is one of the worst habits to get into.

Talk with your kids about what there watching. Although sometimes we watch things because there dumb or funny. Most of the time a consistent viewership of specific channel or genre is based on a desire to emulate or do that sort of thing. So talk to them, what they like, why they watch it, what they see them doing.

Go out as a family. My parents were really good about getting us out at least once a week. Volunteering at shelters, food pantries, shovelling snow, doing favours at friends houses, flea markets, museums, bingo halls, speciality stores, bike trails. It can be cheap or even free but just something to get out of the house. This variety of real life experiences can spark the flame into a new worthwhile hobby or potential career.

It may seem antiquated but (weather permitting) just kick em out of the house every once in a while for a afternoon. They will find things to occupy there time with. Adventures alone, with friends, new places they discover. Learning to be more independent in the real world was crucial for me gaining more confidence and was more engaging then a screen.

And yes, time limits. It may seem silly but if they are spending say 5 hours+ every day just watching videos then that’s a problem that needs to be addressed. Give them the choice, either be mindful of there time or have it restricted. But if the consumption is still non stop, limits.

EDIT: Sorry for the atrocious spelling, my screen protector is cracked and it’s making it hard to type. Best of luck