Ep #29, Screen Free Alternatives for Kids - Age Based Recommendations
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The Families of Character Show
Ep #29, Screen Free Alternatives for Kids - Age Based Recommendations
Dec 20, 2022 Season 1 Episode 29

We all know kids are spending too much time on screens. Instead of the cloud of shame hanging over you, learn how to take some screen free breaks and introduce some reasonable and practical home based alternatives for your kids. 

In this episode, you’ll learn the 3 primary effects on kids from too much screen time and what alternatives to offer them based on their age. According to Psychiatrist Victoria Dunkley, in her book Reset Your Child's Brain: A Four-Week Plan to End Meltdowns, Raise Grades, and Boost Social Skills by Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen, she says 

 “It impacts their mood, behavior and cognition in the short term and in the long term, it affects how far children go in school, in relationships and in their careers”. 


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