After lunch Kade taught us all a science lesson and showed us how to make an explosion with baking soda and vinegar in a sealed ziploc bag. It was a fun afternoon.
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Game Free Kids
Brad and I have been concerned about iPad games for our children for a while now. I always try and limit it, but when you see your two year old pitch a huge fit after you take the iPad away you know there’s a problem. I’ve been researching it more and reading about the consequences of game addiction and it is concerning. I shared a video with my kids this morning of a family of three boys who did a 30 day detox from screens. They decided to do so after their young son took an actual bite out of his iPad when he was so angry that he had lost a game in Angry Birds. Instead of playing on screens, they played board games. And their lives all changed for the better. After the video I asked for their thoughts and Ryder was the first one to say that he thought we should be done with games. I asked them if they’d be willing to do a detox from screens for 30 days and they said yes. I’m excited to see how this next month goes. I know I’ll be spending more time playing board games with my kids and giving up some of my “me” time, but really I would give up anything to help my kids be more successful and happy in life.
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