<![CDATA[School-aged children in Korong Kampuang Tangah, Nagari Sikucur Timur, grow up in a highly intensive digital ecosystem. Preliminary observation indicated that uncontrolled non-educational gadget use had already reduced children's learning concentration, marked by difficulty sitting still while studying and frequent distraction by device notifications. This community service program aimed to (1) improve children's understanding of how gadget-use intensity affects learning concentration, and (2) improve parents' understanding of mentoring strategies to reduce the impact of gadget use on children's learning concentration. The program combined interactive socialization for 15 elementary school children, direct mentoring for 8 parents in drafting household gadget-use agreements, and a Focus Group Discussion. Data were collected through pre-test and post-test questionnaires, observation, interviews, and documentation, then analyzed quantitatively using percentages and qualitatively through data reduction and presentation. Results showed that children's average understanding score increased from 40% to 70%, the estimated daily duration of non-educational gadget use decreased from 3.5 to 2.5 hours, and 8 family agreements on gadget use were established. The program confirms that a two-way approach involving both children and parents is more effective than interventions targeting only one party, and is potentially replicable in other areas with similar characteristics.]]>
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