Five Reasons Why Screen-Free Week is Essential for Kids and Families
Is your toddler sleeping with his iPad? Is your grade-schooler always playing with your phone? Is your middle-schooler staying inside to play Minecraft every day?
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Why Grammies Love Screen-Free Week
Times have changed. Life is more serious for today’s children: they have learned about the impact of humans on the earth, food allergies, and the need for sunscreen and antibacterial soap.
Screen-Free Restaurants are a Win-Win
Have you ever gone to a restaurant with your family in hopes of enjoying warm conversation over a delicious meal, only to be thwarted by the large, distracting television screens in the dining room?
Reading is a great way to celebrate Screen-Free Week!
Reading is one of our favorite screen-free activities any time of year, so we’re very excited that in 2017, Children’s Book Week is the same week as Screen-Free Week!
Screen-Free Week Events from 2016
Whether you’ve been participating in Screen-Free Week since it was known as TV Turnoff Week, or this is your first year, taking a break from TV, laptops, smartphones, and video games is easier–not to mention more fun–when you’re taking a break with others!
You’re doing WHAAAAT?
It was an unusual week for some 8th graders in Julie Williams’ class at Grand Blanc West Middle School in Michigan. They started the week prior to May 2 by logging their activities for seven days.
Who’s controlling your child’s narrative?
From better health to better learning to better connections with family and friends, there are so many reasons to celebrate Screen-Free Week. Here’s another: reducing kids’ screen time is the primary way that parents can safeguard children from corporate marketers.
A Fourth Grader’s Perspective on Screen Time
This month, I had my students write what I called “Activist Poems.” We brainstormed a variety of social issues that affect both adults and children.
Your Favorite Screen-Free Week Moments
We asked Screen-Free Week 2013 participants for their favorite moments and insights. Here are some of our favorite responses.