Increase Your Brain Health and Decrease Your Screen Time

Be intentional about your screen time

Did you know that American teenagers spend an average of 9 hours per day on the Internet?😮

If you are a parent, you probably aren’t surprised in the least.🤷

What you might not realize though, is how bad that is for the developing brain. 

Studies now show how this large amount of daily screen time is affecting brain functions – it is like your child’s favorite drug.

You might be thinking, “But, Friederike, screens are an important part of today’s culture!”

I mean, 𝙮𝙚𝙨, you are probably looking at a screen right now to view this post! 🤐

But you can set some boundaries around using screens to protect your children’s developing brains while still getting the most out of technological advances. 

Let’s tackle some ways to decrease screen time

📵𝗕𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. Set expectations and goals together to be intentional about reducing screen time.

📵𝗕𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱. Spend time each day talking face-to-face with your children and give them your full attention.

📵𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀. One easy suggestion is during mealtimes.

📵𝗚𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. Take a walk. Play with friends. Engage in actual face-to-face activities. 

Which of these tips will you utilize today? (I vote for going outside! 🌲😁)

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