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Herkimer County Healthnet will join thousands of schools, libraries and community groups nationwide in a coordinated effort to encourage millions of Americans to turn off televisions, computers and video games for seven days and turn on the world around them.
Screen-Free Week, April 25-29, is a chance for children to read, play, think, create, be more physically active and to spend more time with friends and family.
On average, preschool children spend over four and a half hours a day consuming screen media, while older children spend over seven hours a day including multitasking. Excessive screen time is linked to a number of problems for children, including childhood obesity, poor school performance and problems with attention span.
Screen-Free Week (formerly TV-Turnoff) is coordinated by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a national advocacy organization devoted to reducing the impact of commercialism on children. Since the week’s founding in 1994, it has been celebrated by millions of children and their families worldwide. For more information, visit www.screenfree.org.
Herkimer County families looking for alternative activities during Screen-Free Week can view a list of area events on Herkimer Healthnet’s website at http://www.herkimerhealthnet.com/home.html. Any school personnel interested in having Screen-Free events in their school during the week after spring break should contact tlockwood@herkimercounty.org. Children participating in events sponsored through their schools will be eligible to win prizes at the conclusion of Screen-Free Week.
Herkimer County Healthnet will join thousands of schools, libraries and community groups nationwide in a coordinated effort to encourage millions of Americans to turn off televisions, computers and video games for seven days and turn on the world around them.
Screen-Free Week, April 25-29, is a chance for children to read, play, think, create, be more physically active and to spend more time with friends and family.
On average, preschool children spend over four and a half hours a day consuming screen media, while older children spend over seven hours a day including multitasking. Excessive screen time is linked to a number of problems for children, including childhood obesity, poor school performance and problems with attention span.
Screen-Free Week (formerly TV-Turnoff) is coordinated by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, a national advocacy organization devoted to reducing the impact of commercialism on children. Since the week’s founding in 1994, it has been celebrated by millions of children and their families worldwide. For more information, visit www.screenfree.org.
Herkimer County families looking for alternative activities during Screen-Free Week can view a list of area events on Herkimer Healthnet’s website at http://www.herkimerhealthnet.com/home.html. Any school personnel interested in having Screen-Free events in their school during the week after spring break should contact tlockwood@herkimercounty.org. Children participating in events sponsored through their schools will be eligible to win prizes at the conclusion of Screen-Free Week.
