On Friday, March 31st, twenty-two parents joined Lance Fortner, William Ledbetter, Coco (grade 5 student) and I in a lively discussion on screen time management. We looked at what recent research says about how this affects our brains. We also looked at what teachers see in school related to screen time in their students. A great deal of information was shared, questions answered, difficulties shared, discussed and suggestions made to solve them. Both William and Coco, shared interesting ideas, concerns, and suggestions for modulating screen time and why this is important to do. The attending parents helpfully filled out Coco’s questionnaire to help her collect data for her exhibition project. They are a series of thought provoking worksheets to help you plan, and decide on what and how you will limit screen time. Please go to http://www.whatdowedoallday.com/limit-screen-time/ to download these useful documents.

Feel free to contact us if you have any questions. We cannot recreate the workshop for you, but we would be willing to offer another session if there is enough interest.

Susan Hoeck-Bühler

Learning Support Coordinator