After work and school, family members often used separate screens. They were in the same room but rarely talked. One evening Adam suggested putting phones away for an hour. At first everyone found it unfamiliar. Then they brought out a board game and started playing. Afterwards they made tea and talked about their day. Their mother discovered the children had more stories than she had expected. The family decided to try an evening like this weekly. The aim was not to avoid technology altogether, but to make room for conversations that otherwise were easily interrupted.