6 Ways to Help Kids Minimize Screen Time
Camp Kupugani is a multicultural overnight summer camp in northwest Illinois, just a stone’s throw away from Chicago (that is if you can throw a stone about 90 miles). Although Kupugani is a technology-free camp, most homes are not, and with many schools using online-based homework, it increasingly challenging to strike a balance between technology and the actual tactile world. Bullets below, with the full Washington Post article here.
- Keep playing with your kids.
- Even as they become more independent, keep playing!
- Play cards
- Shoot hoops
- Don’t give up when they say no once; keep at it.
- Even as they become more independent, keep playing!
- Just say no!
- Set limits and stick to them.
- Most children thrive with set rules.
- Slow down on purging toys.
- Children often revisit old toys when they need a retreat.
- This revisit can be an emotionally safe place/time for your children.
- Let them be bored!
- Boredom sparks creativity.
- Unstructured play can help with higher-level thinking.
- Get their input early.
- Layout boundaries with technology before the technology is in the home.
- Having the children being a part of the limit-setting makes it more real to them.
- Walk the walk.
- You must also follow the boundaries (at least when the children are around…Hey, if I could eat okra when my child was younger, you can shut off your phone occasionally!).
- Modeling the behavior helps children see that you are taking this seriously.
- This will also help you define good work-to-home boundaries.
Source article: The Washington Post