At Fairplay, we love Screen-Free Week for many reasons. Each year, we get stories from people around the globe about how unplugging, even just for one day, helped siblings get along better, connected people across communities, and boosted creativity. We…
Ms. Zalewski’s class celebrated Screen-Free Week in New York this year! All 43 students decreased their screen time dramatically, with 21 going completely screen-free. Amazing job, everyone! At the beginning of the week. Ms. Zalewski spoke to her students about…
Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heartbreakingly sad, over 100 kids in the “screen time ring” told us what it’s like to grow up in a tech-obsessed world…and what they want adults to know. Here, middle schoolers in a public school in Indiana…
We were so excited to hear about your amazing experiences during Screen-Free Week 2022! From Nicaragua to Scotland to San Diego, tens of thousands of people relished in the “joy of missing out” from May 2 – 8. After the…
Teachers are sometimes the first people to notice screen addictions in our kids, and we often get questions from schools about what Screen-Free Week looks like in a classroom setting. Luckily, it can be celebrated in so many different ways!…
For Screen-Free Week 2022, in partnership with Children’s Book Week, we invited the authors from our Screen-Free Week Booklist to send in videos of them reading their books. The Manic Panic by Richa Jha and Mithila Ananth is one of…
In the newest Screen-Free Week blog post, author and mindfulness educator Erica Marcus provides a helpful guide for reflecting on our own screen habits. With Screen-Free Week less than a month away, let’s take some time to think about when…
In this op-ed, Screen-Free Week Coordinator Lucy Kidwell reminds us that universities have a part to play in digital wellness – some screen-time is structural. As students, it’s tempting to blame ourselves for struggles with tech, but let’s give each…
It is so easy to forget that Screen-Free Week isn’t just for kids! It’s a time of intention, rest, and creativity for all, something that Lauren Koslow reminds us in her lovely post on what going screen-free means for her…