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Tips on How To Get Your Tech Savvy Kids to Unplug
My kids are definitely Tech Savvy.
They have learning pads, tablets, iPods, and of course Video Games.
When I sit and watch them at play it never fails to place me in awe.
My Kids are very aware of how each of their pieces of Tech work.
I can’t even remember the last time one of them had to ask me for help.
Even my 3 year old is completely at ease with turning on his table, finding an App he likes and proceeding to download and usually master it.
He is also able to do this with the video game consoles as well.
I know that this is rather normal especially with the advancing of technology and how useful it can be in helping our children to learn, advance and educate themselves outside the classroom.
Yet there are times I wonder if their knowledge and abilities are beginning to loose the balance of a healthy childhood.
I admit I have been guilty of allowing technology to entertain, teach and even at times befriend my children when the craziness of life has taken over.
There is no better boredom buster than a great App at a doctor’s appointment, on a long trip or even to simply keep sibling peace!
Yet has the Tech Savy talents of my children given way to loosing the connections of pre-tech times?
How can I keep a balance of letting them advance and learn today’s technology while still keeping the fun and personal connections of times past?
It’s all about finding and keeping a balance: Tips on How To Get Your Tech Savvy Kids to Unplug.
UnPlug
limit tech based playtime go from 4 hours a day to 2.
Hands on Playtime
Give your children hands on activities like coloring, puzzles and reading to each other.
Go Outside
Introduce outside playtime and fun like jump rope, sidewalk chalk or a good old game of tag.
Have Family Fun
Find game you can play together as a whole such as card games, board games and even word games.
Go on an Adventure
Plan a family field trip to explore the are and things around your community.
These are a few simple way to make sure your Tech Savy Kids have fun while Keeping A Balance.
Are your children Tech Savy?
How do you maintain balance in your home?
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Great list! I have to agree! Everything should be in moderation. I’ve been a lover of nature and very outdoorsy person. I will definitely encourage my kid (due in June) to love outdoors as well. 🙂
I think that these are great ideas because too often the family is plugged in and not paying attention to each other!
these are all great, and i think parents need to step up to the plate .. i think i find lots of parents allowing there children to play on the computer or tablet or what ever, when they should be taking time out together,, go to the park , play some ball, do some arts and crafts together,, learn and instrument together, sing, go to church , but do it as a family and less’n on the tech… people wonder why there is so much crime and drama in this world because parents need to step back………….
I have thought in the past when I see my daughter and family taking a trip and the kids are entertained in the back seat with a DVD that I would have liked that convenience when we took road trips with our kids. And when I’m in a restaurant and there is a family at a table close to us with the kids watching a DVD, I remember some of those times when our kids were antsy in a restaurant and once again I think I would have liked that convenience. But when I read articles about children becoming obese in grade school or not wanting to communicate with their parents because they didn’t want their computer game or app to be interrupted, I think how lucky we were not to have had today’s technology. And my kids & my grandkids actually like spending time with grandma and grandpa. And that is the best.
I worry that this generation may miss out on crucial in-person social skills and all kinds of physical learning. Your plan makes a lot of sense, and I’m glad you’re addressing the problem.
This is a continual juggling act for my family. Between writing online, monitoring support forums, reading on Kindle, and texting, I spend a lot of time plugged in. It is tough for kids to understand the difference between me taking a chunk of time each day to work and them wanting to watch a show. We do a media free day once a week and are starting to find a balance for our kids. They like schedule and structure so we schedule in their times and, if it’s a bit more sporadic (like the extra media time we have had this week due to everyone coughing and not wanting to play outside) we make sure they know the time things get turned off. My oldest like the control of knowing that HE is the one turning it off, even if it is at a time that I’ve designated.
It really is all about figuring out what works for your family. Some families naturally have more screen time than others and, as long as people are still being polite and loving, that’s up to their discretion and we shouldn’t judge. And some people choose not to have any screens in their house and, if that’s what’s best for their family, who are we to judge? That being said, if people are looking at screens instead of each other at the dinner table, that’s a problem.