Too Much Screen Time

Sometimes the hardest part of healthy screen time is knowing what to do instead. So how do we know if our child has too much screen time, and what can we do instead? There are three questions we need to ask, and then four activities we can use to quickly point our children back to analog adventures.

1. Are screens babysitting?
2. Does my child content with screen time?
3. Is tech a consistent battle for our family?

The average school-aged child has six “blocks” of discretionary time a day. We will look at four possible analog adventures: books, board games, art, and baking.

SHOW NOTES

Book Library ($100): https://a.co/d/5GO3Xs0

Little Free Library is $300: https://shop.littlefreelibrary.org/collections/little-free-libraries

Build your own (little free library schematics):

1. https://littlefreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Modern-Two-Story-Library-Designs_Little-Free-Libraries-and-Tiny-Sheds_Quarto_Philip-Schmidt.pdf
2. https://littlefreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Cedar-Roof-Basic-Library-Design_Little-Free-Libraries-and-Tiny-Sheds_Quarto_Philip-Schmidt.pdf
3. https://littlefreelibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Kitchen-Cabinet-Little-Free_Library-Designs_Little-Free-Libraries-and-Tiny-Sheds_Quarto.pdf

Build your own (Family Handy Man): .10 little library plans: https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/diy-little-free-library-plans/

Board game list! – we’re making a PDF, but the sneak peak:
Ages 3-4:

• Animal Upon Animal: Stacking fun for everyone. Like Jenga, with delightful little wooden critters. https://a.co/d/8PGfdho
• Unicorn Glitterluck: In Hadley’s own words: “Dad, we don’t have a game with unicorns!” 🥹🦄💖 https://www.habausa.com/products/unicorn-glitterluck-cloud-crystals
• Busytown: Eye Found it: A mix of a luck and “eye spy” in a fun-to-play floor addition. A beautiful addition to the Richard Scarry books. https://www.amazon.com/Wonder-Forge-Richard-Scarrys-Busytown/dp/B002V3RCE6?th=1

Baking Book:

• America’s Test Kitchen (our kids love it!): https://a.co/d/dR0xJI2
• Rustic Joyful Food – Butter, Four, Sugar, Joy: https://a.co/d/74tYUTe

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