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Print and try some of these fun skill-building activities with your kids! Suggested Activities Print and try some of these fun skill-building activities with your kids! Family Movie Night Setting Up for Us Time Set up device free dinners or device free zonesand designate a basket or box where devicesgo to be quiet for a while. If you feel like beingcrafty, make the bag or box and have your childhelp make or decorate it. When your devices arein there, communicate that you are doing thisso you can focus just on them and the thingsyou want to do or play together. Plan a family movie night. You can have yourchild pick something or watch something youloved from your childhood. Or, if your child likesto watch a streaming series, ask to join themfor an episode or two. Resist picking up yourphone! Ask your child 1) what they like aboutthe movie/show and characters. 2) What theythink is going to happen next in the plot.3) How does the movie/show make them feel(happy/sad/excited/nervous/etc.) YouTube Together Time Technology That'sHard to Put Down Take turns looking at your ‘screen time’ outputand talk about what you usually do on yourdevice and whether it brings you joy or stress.Ask kids which apps and games are hardestto put down, and which ones let them haveboundaries or allow them to feel like they areeasily in control. Watch a YouTube video together (can beanything you find appropriate or perhapsyour child’s favorite channel). Talk about theads that pop up and what they mean. Talkabout the recommended videos that showup, encourage appropriate choices, and seewhat your child wants to click on. Talk to themabout what you think is appropriate videocontent, and what is not. Suggested Activities Our Non-Tech Favorites How We Manage Emotions Pick a board game you want to play, song youwant to dance to, art activity that makes youfeel good, outdoor place you want to visit, orpet you want to snuggle. Each family’s non-tech favorites are different, so find a few thatwork for you and make them a regular routine.Write them down here: What’s your family’s emotion coping plan? Howdo you each like to deal with stress or upsettingfeelings? Find healthy ways to cope that feelright for your family, like movement (stretching,taking a walk), using your senses (music,hugging, stress putty), deep breathing, ortalking about your feelings without yelling. Writedown your coping plan here: How Technology Makes Us Feel Choosing the Good Stuff Both parents and kids, think about what apps orgames you use the most. How do they make youfeel during and after using them? Good? Cranky?Riled up? Worried? Maybe take a break from theones that don’t make you feel good. Talk with your child about what type of channels/shows they watch or what digital games they play.Play a quiz game where you rate each video orgame on a scale of 1 to 5 on qualities like: •I use my brain when I watch this (vs. My brainturns off when I watch this)•The people are kind (vs. The people are rude)•I feel good about myself when I watch this(vs. I feel worse about myself when I watch this)•This feels like our family (vs. This feels unrealistic) Suggested Activities Digital Disengage Challenge Scam Finder This is a family challenge to put your devicesdown! It’s hard to pull your attention away, butmake a plan to turn it off, hand over the device,or put it away when it’s time to do somethingelse. Count up points when family memberscan put their device down the first timesomeone asks them. The person with the mostself-control points at the end of the week wins! Talk about the types of scams you’ve seenlately. Spam phone calls? Too-good-to-be-true advertisements? An influencer sayingsomething outlandish? This helps your childbuild a critical eye. Pop-up Ad Whackamole Weird or Creepy Content If your child is watching videos or playing amobile game, teach them to close, “X” or “skip”the ad, and to let you know when they did it!Have them help you figure out which appsor games have the most annoying pop-ups,uninstall them, and find fun alternatives. Ask your child to tell you about the weirdest orcreepiest thing that they’ve seen online lately.Don’t overreact! Help them understand whatit was, why it showed up, and how to avoid itnext time. Suggested Activities To Post or Not to Post Private vs. Shareable Quiz your child on what is private versus whatis OK to be shared. Their last name? Address?School name? Phone number? Home town?Password? All private! Their high score?Favorite game? OK to share! Do you regularly post photos of your children? If so,sit down with them on the couch and go through yoursocial media feed with them. Ask them to rate yourposts — from recent to when they were just babies —with one of three responses: • I love that you shared it!• Meh, don’t really care.• I kinda wish you hadn’t....You don’t need to necessarily take photos down but listento your kids with an open mind about why they wish thosephotos stayed on your phone, a