Balancing between screen time and outdoors time

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Updated on Jan 27, 2015
When it comes to children these days, one of the most challenging aspect of parenting is to get them away from the virtual world of I-pad, TV, or the smart phone and into some outdoors plays. Join our live chat with an experiential learning expert from Youreka,to get ideas and suggestions on how to reduce screen time and increase outdoor time.


| Feb 07, 2015
I wanted to share and ask the expert about my children, one 7 and one 9 years. they are always on the ipad. as they are old enough, even if i hide the ipad, they find it. they don't want to go to play. i have accepted that this is a part of their life. but what can i do to improve it





| Feb 07, 2015
The fact that he likes to play outdoor games is a plus. That at least ensures a balance. The challenge is really to get him to study. Perhaps taking it in small steps may help - subjects that interest him for short periods, once he likes those, then longer periods & then maybe subjects that are not so interesting...














| Feb 07, 2015
Also, it is important to note that green time is not equal to non-screen time. There is a difference. Non-screen time replaced by other indoor activities or studies does not account for green time. Green time is really time spent in nature – like playing football on grass, going to a park, gardening, playing with sand or soil, being near trees, etc





| Feb 07, 2015
Also, I guess if we believe the balance is important, then some changes needs to be made before it is too late. The conditioning to screen can become painful later when it starts affecting studies. More importantly, a lack of green time has been proven to be detrimental to our well-being.

| Feb 07, 2015
In fact, the author of Last Child in the Woods, Richard Louv, who brought awareness to the problem of ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’ through his research (he is a psychologist) says that even looking out at greenery can relax the eyes & brains so much that stress is released.












| Feb 07, 2015
Ankita, our main concern here is to get kids off screen. There is nothing more educative than being in nature, playing or observing things - bugs, leaves etc etc. I would not look for educative stuff on screen because that will add on to the games your child wants to play anyway. You will reinforce their need for screen.





| Feb 07, 2015
Also, if you are more interested in finding out on importance of nature & what’s happening around the world on this, visit this website – http://www.childrenandnature.org/

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