WEAN
THEM OFF
SCREENS CHIMP Y K / DIGITALV
ISION VECTORS
Kids spending too much time staring
at screens? Focus on positive goals to get
them moving and reading and talking.

BY MEGHAN OWENZ, ASSISTANT TEACHING PROFESSOR OF REHABILITATION AND HUMAN
SERVICES, PENN STATE
As vaccines become more available and life begins returning to so-called normal, caregivers and educators may
have to contend with dramatically increased screen habits that kids developed during the pandemic.

My research offers a positive – dare I say joyful – way to wean a child off of a screen habit. Instead of focusing
on the excessive screen time, my approach focuses on the healthy activities that kids could be doing instead.

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