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EDUCATION NORTH STATE PARENT FAMILY RESOURCE GUIDE SPRING/SUMMER 2021
Take a Tech Break
The American Academy of Pediatrics emphasizes that digital media should not take the place of other important life activities. Encourage kids to:
• Getatleastonehourperdayofvigorousexercise.
• Getagoodnight’ssleep–nophonesordevicesinthebedroom.
• Spendface-to-facetimewithfamily.
• Spendquietmedia-freedowntimetodream,createorreflect.
Take a tech break when these physical signs appear: • Irritatedeyesorblurryvision
• Difficultyorganizingthoughts
• Disruptedsleep
• Irritability
• Headaches
• Stiffneck,shoulderorback
Websites for more information:
• www.commonsensemedia.org/lists/social-networking-for-teens#
reviews apps, games, websites and more. Offers blogs, highlights current research related to media and kids, and gives descriptions with ratings of social media sites accessed by teens.
• www.healthychildren.orghasrecommendationsfromtheAmericanAdademy of Pediatrics
Recommended reading:
• Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane.
• Screen-Smart Parenting: How to Find Balance and Benefit in Your Child’s Use of Social Media, Apps, and Digital Devices by Jodi Gold.
• Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World by Devorah Heitner.
Bust through your rut and take a tech break!
Do you suffer from text neck?
TEXT NECK IS THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE NECK PAIN AND DAMAGE CAUSED BY LOOKING DOWN AT YOUR MOBILE, TABLET OR ANOTHER WIRELESS DEVICE.
How to prevent text neck
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YOU TO WALK AROUND EVERY 20 - 30 MINUTES
AVOID LOOKING 5 DOWN FOR
EXTENDED PERIODS
MAKE SURE YOU SIT SQUARE TO YOUR WORK SCREEN
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SET A TIMER TO REMIND 4
2 TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM YOUR PHONE AND LAPTOP
HOLD YOUR PHONE (OR DEVICE) AT EYE LEVEL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
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