Are Our Children Consumed by Electronics?
November 17, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
“I’m bored. There’s nothing to do,” so many kids exclaim when they don’t have access to electronics or parents restrict the hours they’re on computers, video games, wii, playstation and others.
family fun image: sxc.hu
We as parents and grandparents can do much top open up a non-electronic world to supplement the electronic experiences.
- Science experiments
- Hikes
- Nature walks nearby
- Arts and crafts
- Acting out books and stories
- Family fun nights
- Family cooking competitions
- Reading aloud
- Storytelling
I think of the pleasures of my childhood and my daughter’s before there were so many electronics. Recapture this family fun and closeness as we interact together.
What do you and your family do that’s non-electronic?
We hike when we have time to get to the mountains, or just take walks around the block. My kids are also young enough to enjoy things like making play dough, and my oldest is turning into a serious reading addict.