Reduction of Screen-Based Media Use in Families With Children

Inclusion Criteria: * High amount of screen-based media according to self-report (based on the adults only) * In each household, at least one adult and one child must be above the 50th percentile for self-reported screen-based media use (characterized as "high" in this study). The 50th percentile is based on the responses from all adults who answered the recruitment survey. * The children in the household are ≥ 4 and ≤ 18 years old, at the time the survey is sent out. In this way sleep measurements do not get distorted by infants and toddlers in the household (e.g. sleep). * Adults and children who participate in the measurements must have the resources to remove all recreational- and work-/school-related screen-time in the evening hours, with a few exceptions, for a period of 2 weeks (intervention length). * Participants must report that they consider the extent of their screen-based media use an issue * Participants must report to be motivated to decrease screen-based media use for the whole family household. * Family members who choose to not participate or are ineligible must be willing to support the success of this family experiment. Exclusion Criteria: * If the adults or children only reside in the household part time, i.e. have multiple addresses * Diagnosis of stress from their general practitioner within the last year * Diagnosis of sleep disorders from their general practitioner within the last year * Working night shifts * In any shape or form limited in one's …