A parent imposes a week without a phone after a discussion and the child experiences the measure as an exclusion from the group.
I propose to separate the management of a behavior from the experimentation of a pause.
In the example, we agree on an alternative activity, a channel for necessary communications, and a time to discuss the outcome. A useful break must be able to be explained and adapted; it must not be transformed into a endurance race or the proof that the boy is dependent.