No TV
I don’t have a TV. There. I said it. I can picture your face, blank stare, uncomprehending. I’ve seen it hundreds of times. And then I have to launch into explanations. No, no television anywhere in my house.
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Screen-Free Week Spotlight: Chester Elementary, CT
Wendy Fiore is a language arts consultant at a Connecticut elementary school and a veteran Screen-Free Week organizer. We asked her about her experience planning over the years.
Going Screen-Free at Home: It’s Not as Hard as You Think
I don’t usually admit this to people, but my kids don’t watch much television.
I tend to keep this fact about my family quiet because I’ve found that people generally react in one of two ways: 1) they get defensive and feel the need to justify their TV choices to me, or 2) they completely dismiss me as a modern-day hippie who just doesn’t get what it means to live in the 21st century.
Screen-Free Week Spotlight: Phoenix Books, Essex, Vermont
Phoenix Books in Essex Vermont has a wonderful lineup of events planned to celebrate Screen-Free Week. We asked the organizers to share their wisdom.
Screen-Free Week Spotlight: Spring Garden Township
Christine Kaufman is a first-time Screen-Free Week Organizer. We asked her about her experience planning a Screen-Free Week in Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania.
Family Goes Screen-Free and Stays Screen-Free!
Last spring, as part of a discussion series at my daughters’ school, I went to a forum on screen time. It turned out to be centered on the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood’s Screen-Free Week, which I’d never heard of. I decided to accept the challenge on behalf of my family.