Unplug to Connect 
Youth Speak Out International will host the Unplug to Connect Block Party on February 26, 2020. This event is free to families of students in the Pahokee Youth Enrichment Academy afterschool program at Pahokee Elementary School. Enjoy a special appearance by international recording artist and DJ, ZOEL.
If you’re looking for ways to reduce your family’s screen time and create more quality time, you might have noticed just how hard it this is. Fortunately, there’s a trick to it. Psychologists have studied how we form new habits. Here are five easy steps.
Screen devices are a bit like sugar. In large amounts, they can do harm, but in smaller amounts, the right kind is essential.
Whatever you do on your smartphone, whether it’s browsing Facebook, watching YouTube, or playing Jetpack Joyride, you probably know just how hard it is to put your phone down. The most popular apps are designed to capture attention and keep you locked in. You may plan to leave your phone on the table or spend … Read more
I’ve been trying to limit screen time, but she won’t agree to any time limits, and if I ask her to hand over her phone, she has a panic attack until she gets it back.
He was willing to lose sleep to sneak in time on his computer. Taking his computer is a good short-term solution, but what can I do to teach him that sleep is more important than screen time?
When my kids are with me, they are limited to one hour per day on their smartphones. At dad’s house, on the other hand, the rules are different. On some days, they get no phone time, and on other days, phone marathons. What can I do to help them adjust?
Over the holidays, while resisting a second serving of dessert, you might find an even bigger temptation in screen technologies like smartphones, tablets, laptops and video games. The holidays are a perfect opportunity to form memories together as a family that will last a lifetime, but family time can get lost as children and parents … Read more