“I want them to be KIDS and not someone I am trying to keep entertained. I want them to spend their summers the way their dad and I did. I want them to learn how to play Red Rover, Capture the flag, and Marco Polo. I want them to have tire swings, chalk, climbing trees, and mud pies. I want their finger nails to be dark brown from playing in the dirt.”

‘I grew up obsessed with Little House on the Prairie. I wanted to give my children a simplified childhood. One with very few electronics. I really took a step back on how I’m raising my kids.’

‘Predators go where the prey is, and unfortunately, they see our CHILDREN as that prey. A paycheck. An opportunity.’
“Predators take advantage of a moment a child is mad at their parents, and builds a wedge between them. Predators are patient. Children from our own communities are being plucked away from innocence and safety. This is more likely to happen from a false relationship online, than being randomly kidnapped.”

Screentime Is Making Kids Moody, Crazy and Lazy
“If done correctly, this intervention can produce deeper sleep, a brighter mood, better focus and organization, and an increase in physical activity.”

What Screen Time Can Really Do to Kids’ Brains
“Too much at the worst possible age can have a lifetime of consequences.”

‘Did I give him too much TV time? The doctor was concerned’: Mom sees drastic improvements in son after cutting back on technology
“For that first year, I failed him as a mother. I never realized how much of my time was spent on my phone.”

The silent tragedy affecting today’s children
“Our children are in a devastating emotional state! Talk to teachers and professionals who have been working in the field for the last 15 years.”

Why are our children so bored at school, cannot wait, get easily frustrated and have no real friends?
Today’s children come to school emotionally unavailable for learning, and there are many factors in our modern lifestyle that contribute to this. Here is why:

Boundaries, routines and early bedtimes: 13 habits that raise well-adjusted kids
“It starts with us — the parents. Kids cannot even think at the maturity level needed to break a behavior cycle, let alone do anything about it.”

Why social media is not smart for middle school kids
Tweens’ brains are simply too immature to use social media appropriately.