Latest Research on the Impact of Screens on Development
CSPAN video on YouTube -Doctor on How Screen Time Hurts Kids' Cognitive Development -(5 min)A video aboout The Anxious GenerationCBS interview Gen Z reports highest anxiety levels as screen time increasesIs there a link between screen use at night and suicide risk in...
Introducing the American Association for the Child’s Right to Play, IPA USA
"Play is the work of Childhood." - Jean Piaget Did you know that Article 31, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, has been ratified by 196 countries, but NOT the United States? Since the inception of the American Association for the Child's Right to Play in...
Changes to Screen-Free Week for 2024 and beyond!
Thank you so much for being a part of Screen-Free Week in the past or your new interest in our event! At Fairplay, there are so many things we love about Screen-Free Week: the real life connection, the giggles, the chances to explore new things. We also love how...
Screen-Free Week 2023: You did it!
That's a wrap on Screen-Free Week 2023! It was another great year, with more than 33,000 people pledging to participate or attending a registered Screen-Free Week event (and thousands more participating on their own). All told, our marketing efforts were seen by close...
What do you need for your Screen-Free journey?
It's here Screen-Free Week starts Monday, May 1! We hope you've made a pledge to join us (or, even better, planned a Screen-Free Week event!) If not, there's still time! Our biggest word of advice for next week? Manage your expectations. Try working on ONE screen...
Screen-Free Booklist Authors Celebrate Screen-Free Week
Our 2023 Screen-Free Booklist, in collaboration with Children's Book Week is filled with awesome books to inspire healthy screen time! Three authors of books added this year shared videos with us where they talk about Screen-Free Week or read from their stories. Check...
Search for Treasure Everyday: Have Fun as a Family Without Screens
Each year, we invite the authors from our Screen-Free Children's Booklist to contribute to our blog, to illustrate why unplugging from screens is important to them! In this post, republished from Lawley Publishing with permission, Treasure Hunt author Stephanie...
Get Revved Up After You Power Down!
Screen-Free Week is an amazing opportunity to reboot, recharge, and rest. It also might get you thinking... Why can't EVERY week be this mellow? How did our family's screen habits get so out of control? Why am I still reaching for my phone three days after I stuffed...
NEW! Books to Inspire Healthy Screen Use
We love celebrating during the same week as Children's Book Week because one of our favorite Screen-Free Week activities is reading! Each year, we pair up with the Children's Book Council to curate a list of books that inspire kids and teens to unplug and have healthy...
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