Noticing and Choosing
Learn about the three steps Elmo takes to transition away from screen time.
Print this page and share with your child. Read it aloud and talk about the three steps Elmo takes to transition away from his math game on screen when his timer goes off. Invite your child to choose what Elmo and his Daddy might do next.
Next time your child’s screen time is over, have fun thinking of ways to extend the fun in different ways. How can you “take it off the screen” and have more fun together? For instance:
- If they were watching a video, can they tell you the story in their own words? Can they move like the character in the story?
- If they were playing a game in which characters are jumping over obstacles, can you set up a simple obstacle course on the floor at home and pretend you are the characters?
- If they were playing a game in which they were constructing things, can you use blocks together to build something similar (or different)?
“Celebrating Choices” Collage
Celebrate the ways you choose to spend time together as a family!
C is for Choice
A game about making choices, big and small.
Making Connections
Watch this video and learn how Rosita and Abuela use screens as a tool for connection.
Episode 1 - Ask an Expert: Choices
In the first episode of this six-part series, hear from an expert about how daily decision-making plays a role in family digital well-being.
Episode 2 - Ask an Expert: Notice
In episode two of a six-part series, explore strategies your family can use to build awareness about feelings, choices, and behaviors related to technology and media use.
Making Healthy Choices Around Digital Media: A Conversation with Vikki Katz, Ph.D.
Learn strategies for making good choices for your family's digital well-being from expert Vikki Katz, Ph.D.
Episode 3 - Ask an Expert: Making Connections
In episode three of this six part series, explore ways that families can use media and technology to connect and strengthen their relationships with one another.
