It starts with us
Children copy what we do far more than what we say. So the first phone we put down is our own.
أمنية · umniah means “a wish”
My wish is more time with the people I love.
Phones were meant to bring us closer. Too often they sit between us: at dinner, at bedtime, on the floor beside a child who just wants to play. Umniah is a small, practical place for parents who want that time back.
Where we start
Small promises, kept
One rule the whole family keeps is worth more than ten that last a week. Pick a few, and keep them.
Replace, don't just remove
The hard part isn't putting the phone down. It's knowing what to do next. That's what the ideas below are for.
The parent pledge
Choose the promises you'll keep this month. Start with one or two; you can always add more.
Our family's wish
أمنية · umniah.org
Done. Now tell your family, and put it somewhere you'll see it.
We have time. Now what?
Ideas for children of about 4 to 8. No screens, no shopping, no planning.
Get together
Plans that put the phones away
The easiest screen-free afternoon is one with other people in it. Two tools from the people behind Umniah make the plan, gather everyone, and keep the photos for the people who were there.
Haflie haflie.com
For the party
A birthday invite that collects the replies and, after the party, becomes the private family album, all at one link.
- A birthday page with RSVPs and a running head count
- Guests reply from WhatsApp, with no app to download
- A private album after the party, for the people who were there
Rahlie rahlie.com
For the trip
One page for a hike, a weekend away or a day out: where to meet, the route, what to bring. Seats count themselves, and afterwards there's a private album for the group.
- Meeting point, route, difficulty and what to bring
- Seats and a waitlist, with no app for anyone to install
- A private group album after the trip
Haflie and Rahlie are made by the people behind Umniah, in English and Arabic, with no ads or tracking.
When willpower needs a hand
Umniah is the why. Peeryn is the how: a family-safe VPN that keeps the rules for you on every phone, tablet and laptop, and on the TV through your router.
- Blocks adult sites, gambling, ads and scam pages before they load
- Bedtimes by the hour, so the internet sleeps when the kids do
- Safe search on Google, YouTube and Bing that can't be switched off
- One set of rules per person, across all their devices
Peeryn is made by the same team as Umniah.
Get the guides first
We'll write when the first parent guides and Peeryn's new tools for young children are ready. We only ask for your email, never anything about your children.