I felt like a fraud and hypocrite when my 10-year-old daughter called me out recently on the hours I had been on screens that day. Worse, I’d used “edutainment” for her as a babysitter that day too. But she had had enough. She wanted real life time with me, and trust me I wasn’t happy…
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The Screen War: Reporting from the Frontlines
Do you remember the moment you realized there was too much screen time in your family? Do you recall when it first occurred to you that a digital device seemed to be permanently attached to your child’s hand, or that your spouse’s eyes were perpetually glued to a screen? You felt disconnected, concerned, maybe even…
Using Technology for Good: Creating Connection in a Disconnected World
Pro-Connection At Unplugged Family, we believe in using technology for good. We are not anti-technology: we are pro-connection. Technology has provided ways for people to connect across boundaries of time and space, reuniting families and old friends who had lost touch, and giving people a chance to create communities based not just on where they…
Hold Out As Long As You Can
Are you a digital immigrant raising digital natives? How is it going? (You’re thinking of giving a chipper, positive reply, aren’t you?) I want your honest answer. How’s it really going? For most of us, the answer is more along the lines of “Houston, we have a problem. A big one.” Deep in our hearts,…
Does Summer Equal More Screen Time?
The weatherman was forecasting another rainy, July day and my daughter and I were locked in a battle of wills. She was desperately trying to get me to cave on the decision to have a screen-free day and I was trying equally as hard to stay strong. It would have been so easy to give…