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Articles to understand your habits and try gentle approaches. Each guide links to a concrete use case with pourquoi.app.
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Screen time
Parental controls: what to do when your teen bypasses them
At 15, a parental control that gets bypassed isn't fixed by tightening it. What to offer your teenager instead, and how to open the conversation afterwards.
September 18, 2026 11 min read
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What’s new
iOS 27 parental controls: the 5 settings that matter
Child account, Time Allowances, schedules, browsing, contacts: what the iOS 27 parental controls change, and what they don't fix.
September 15, 2026 7 min read
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Guide
iOS 27: set up Screen Time for yourself without blocking
Custom categories and a daily total tighter than the sum: how Time Allowances actually work in iOS 27, and why a limit you set yourself doesn't hold.
September 15, 2026 10 min read
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Guide
pourquoi.app on Android: the complete setup guide
Step-by-step Android setup for pourquoi.app: overlay, battery, usage access, monitored apps, plus fixes for when the question stops appearing.
September 7, 2026 7 min read
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Guide
pourquoi.app on iPhone: the complete setup guide
Set up pourquoi.app's Shortcuts automation on iPhone step by step, plus the exact setting that silently breaks it if you miss it.
September 7, 2026 5 min read
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Guide
Screen time: seven days to see where it actually goes
A back-to-school diagnosis in seven days: observe, count, then decide. How to run the week with pourquoi.app, without blocking or deleting anything.
September 7, 2026 14 min read
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Screen time
Phone after school: at 5 p.m., the habit comes back
The ban holds during lessons, not after the gate. What the 2025 English study found, and three precise footholds for the journey home.
September 1, 2026 6 min read
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Insights
School phone bans: what the studies actually show
What do school phone bans actually change? Grades, attention, bullying, daily screen time, and the role of parents.
August 31, 2026 7 min read
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Screen time
How to reduce screen time on Android without a blocker app
Gentle ways to cut Android screen time without blockers or guilt: spot the habit, measure without judging, choose on purpose.
August 25, 2026 6 min read
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Alternative
Blocker apps or intention: which approach fits your iPhone?
iPhone blocker apps vs an intention-based approach: compare both, limits of workarounds, and how to choose without guilt.
July 21, 2026 4 min read
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Sleep
Phone at night and sleep: break the “one last scroll” habit
Phone use before bed delays sleep: understand the last-scroll trap and build calmer evening habits, without shaming alarms.
July 16, 2026 4 min read
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Focus
Protect your focus at work without blocking your phone
Stay focused while working or studying without airplane mode or blockers: the cost of micro-interruptions and gentle guards for your attention.
July 13, 2026 4 min read
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Social media
Stop endless scrolling: spot mindless opens on Instagram and TikTok
Understand infinite scroll on social apps and spot mindless opens on Instagram or TikTok, without blockers, guilt, or deleting your accounts.
July 7, 2026 5 min read
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Screen time
How to reduce screen time on iPhone without a blocker app
Gentle ways to cut iPhone screen time without blockers or guilt: spot the habit, measure without judging, choose on purpose.
July 1, 2026 6 min read
