EP205: Shannon Sue Coulter - Teaching Kids How To Play Again

“Where fathers go, families go.” 

Kids don’t just need screen limits—they need real-world play to grow strong minds and healthy confidence. Without play, they miss out on building imagination, solving problems, and learning how to work with others. Dads play a big role in bringing that back. 

Shannon Coulter shares her story of becoming a stepmom to three kids who didn’t know how to play. That moment set her on a mission to figure out what was happening to kids—and why smartphones were at the center of it. She explains how screens are rewiring children’s brains and how play can rebuild what’s been lost. Her message is clear: it’s time for dads to lead their families away from screens and back to life. 

Shannon Coulter is a stepmom, parenting advocate, and founder of Planet FASA—a tool to help parents get their kids off screens and playing again. She’s building an app that gives simple, fun activity ideas and shows how play can build strong kids and stronger families. 

Learn more & connect: 

• Shannon Coulter’s website: https://sscoulter.com 

Also in this episode: 

• Planet FASA: [No URL confirmed] 

• The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina: https://www.citadel.edu 

• The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt – [not confirmed link] 

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