'Let your kids be bored' is bad advice. Here's how I got my 10-year-old daughter off screens — without the tears.

Michaeleen Doucleff reduced her daughter's screen time by teaching her to bike, bake cookies, and make crafts instead. Simone Anne Michaeleen Doucleff, author of "Dopamine Kids," wanted to wean her daughter off screens. She said the key was to replace screens with activities that genuinely motivated and excited her daughter. She also cut back on buying ultra-processed foods by having her daughter bake cookies from scratch. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Michaeleen Dou...