UNPLUG TO ENJOY LIFE MORE

Smart phones, tablets, e - books, TV, apps, digital games, videos. . . Screen - free time is more important than ever.
Screen - Free Week is an annual, international celebration when families, schools, and communities swap digital entertainment for the joys of life beyond the screen. Instead of watching TV, surfing t he web, or playing with apps and video games, they read, play, think, create, get active, and spend more time with family and friends. Screen - Free Week is about taking a break from a) ................................ . . Regardless of whether children are consuming “good” or “ bad” programming, it’s clear that digital entertainment dominates the lives of far too many kids, displacing all sorts of other activities that are integral to childhood. Excessive screen time results in poor school performance, b) ................................ . , and attention problems a nd it is primarily through screens that children are exposed to harmful marketing. Screen - Free Week is a fun way to reduce our dependence on digital entertainment, including television, video games, smartphones, c) ......... ....................... . , and computers. It’s a chance for children — and adults — to power down and reconnect with the world around them. Anyone can participate by simply refraining from using digital entertainment during Screen - Free Week. But experience tells us that it’s more fun – and much easier – to go screen - free with others. You can organize Screen - Free Week in a classroom or entire school, with a scout troop, faith community, neighborhood association, at your local library or with any community group. Organizers and d) ................................ . promote the week, reach out to partners, and help children and families discover fun, screen - free activities. If you can’t organize a whole week, consider hosting a screen - free event! Organizing is fun and easy. And to make it even easier, we’ve created an Organizer’s Kit to walk you through the process; it includes all the suggestions, activities and handouts you’ll need.