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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #226-230
This week is a beach edition! Through the help of our fellow screen-free parents, we are aiming to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a...
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Screen-Time Rules? It Depends on the Kid
While our domain name implies a strict stance towards screens and we do have recommendations, we really do believe in taking a more nuanced approach. Every kid will respond to screens differently. Many...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #231-235
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a tv. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #236-240
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a tv. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with...
View ArticleWelcome to Summer: Join the 31-Day Outdoor Challenge
After a year or so of running this blog, I have learned that there are times when parents struggle with screens: in cars, during dinner preparation and whilst getting ready in the morning. Personally,...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #241-245
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a tv. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with...
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Five Tips for Staying Screen-Free When the New Baby Comes
One of the many benefits of the huge and active Screen-Free Parenting Community we have created is that we learn how our readers are having screen-free fun and how they are struggling with limiting...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #246-250
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a tv. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #251-255
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a tv. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with...
View Article11 Screen-Free Ways To Encourage Children To Brush Their Teeth
Many years ago, before we identified ourselves as screen-free parents, we fell into the trap of using a screen to “solve” a parenting challenge. Our daughter (two-years-old at the time) hated brushing...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #256-260
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a tv. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with...
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7 Easy Screen-Free Travel Activities for Kids Who Don’t Like to Color
Screen-Free Kiddo number one is super easy on car-trips. She loves to read and all things crafty. Therefore, we can easily pack her a bin of supplies and books she hasn’t seen yet that leave her asking...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #261-265
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a tv. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with...
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How Do We Get Children to Reduce Screen-Time? We Start Earlier.
Several research studies have examined how to reduce children’s screen-time. Excessive screen-time has been associated with language delays, aggressive behavior, sleep problems, symptoms of inattention...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #266-270
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids instead of turning to media, a tablet, or a tv. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with...
View ArticleThe Ethics of YouTube Child Stars: Parents Recently Charged with Child Neglect
Recently, parents who ran a popular YouTube channel, “DaddyoFive,” were investigated. As a result, they lost custody of two of their five children, have restricted access to those children and were...
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13 Fall and Halloween Montessori-Inspired Activities: An Alternative to...
As screen-free parents we have loads of things for our kids to to do in our house instead of engaging in screen-time. Our children (currently 2- and 5-years-old) spend most of their time engaged in...
View ArticleHow to Strengthen Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
I originally wrote this article in December 2016 and it appeared on several sites including parent.co. Given the current events I thought it was worth revisiting. When emotions run high, people do and...
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1 Million Screen-Free Activities For Young Kids #271-275
We are on a mission to provide a list of 1 million simple things to do with kids in place of screen-time. Here are this week’s easy screen-free activities for you to enjoy with your young kids. These...
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How Our Screen-Free Kids Keep up with Screen-Loving Joneses
I have no parenting goal of keeping my kids up to date with the things that other kids are doing. I also see lots of child-rearing fads that I have very little interest in. Excessive screen use is just...
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