Screen-Free Evenings?
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Has anyone found success being screen-free in the evenings? Like...parents, kids, teens...everybody. We're all face-first in our phones once 5PM hits (guilty too) and missing out on the ONE time of day when we're all together. Tips to get everyone on board?
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Yes! We are certainly not perfect but we have started letting our kids color/journal, read or pick out a game. When they choose a game we all play. Or I’ll play while my husband cleans up dinner or vice versa.
Pictionary, headbandz, mancala, card games etc -
Go Fish and Uno are big hits at our house. I like things they can play on their own/with siblings bc that’s typically when I’m cleaning up the kitchen.
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Yes! During the school year we do screen free evenings every school night. It’s been tough some days but setting that initial overall boundary stops the continual asking. We let the kids pick out movies/show/video game on the weekends and they know it’s something to look forward to!
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I am a Speech/Language Pathologist and a mom of college age children and I love this so much! It is wonderful seeing parents of young children tackle this problem! The overuse of technology at a young age can negatively affect communication growth, social skills, increase anxiety, and is related to inattention! Hang in there with this!
