Screen-Free Week at the Tiffin-Seneca Public Library
Helping families become more intentional at putting down their devices and inspiring them to think of ideas for screen-free fun all year long seemed like a win-win situation. So, in March 2018 we formed a small committee of staff members to help plan a full slate of activities for Screen-Free Week.
read moreWhy Disconnecting is Essential to Children’s Development
Parenting often has less to do with knowing what to do but doing what we know. Whether it is healthy eating or getting kids to bed on time, we have clear ideas about what is best. It’s making the right thing happen that’s hard.
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What We Gain From Going Outside: Celebrating Screen-Free Week 2019!
One of the most important sources for supporting children’s healthy development is as easy as opening the door and going outside—it is the natural world itself.
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Liberty, Truth, Solidarity: Why I Support Screen-Free Week
As I learned more about media literacy and reducing TV time, I realized the importance of reducing screen exposure for children’s sake. Having been a physical education teacher for over 30 years, I chose to make screen-time reduction a sort of “game” between young people and professional digital entertainers.
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Success with Screen-FREE Week Frederick!
We love this Screen-Free Week celebration in Frederick, MD, where the entire town gets in on the fun! In their video blog, Dr. Alison Bomba and Occupational Therapist Kelly Beins explain why they teamed up to create Screen-FREE Frederick.
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Why I (Still) Read Aloud to My Kids
I have a confession to make: I have a teen and a preteen, and I still read books aloud to them. I think it’s because reading aloud to my children has become one of the deepest pleasures of parenthood for me.
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The Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud
In this excerpt from “The Enchanted Hour,” author Meghan Cox Gurdon describes the many emotional and developmental benefits of reading aloud.
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Screen-Free Week Brings Community Together in Round Hill, Virginia
The town of Round Hill, VA organized and celebrated its first Screen-Free Week in 2018. We were delighted to hear from resident Anastasia Campbell, Esq., that it was a real winner!
read moreScreen-Free Week 2018 was bigger and better than ever!
What a week! From San Diego to Sydney, kids families and communities unplugged for Screen-Free Week 2018. And not only did they survive, they had a blast!
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