Researchers call these screen media parenting strategies. My 2025 research set out to test parents’ stress in relation to their screen media parenting strategies. We looked at three distinct types of parenting stress: the stress parents feel of their own accord; the stress parents feel because of their relationship with their child; and the stress parents experience because their child’s behavior is difficult to manage. Finally, parents who felt stress because of their parent-child relationship were not more likely to give their child a screen. Some caregivers might find it helpful to create an action plan to support their well-being and their family’s screen media routines.