Beyond smartphones, television, and digital workstations, there is a beautiful world awaiting rediscovery, screen-free advocates say. Everyone is welcome there, to spend time in tech-free spaces—to see, hear, smell, and touch tangible things in real time.
At this year’s national Screen-Free Week initiative, May 4–10, organizers are hoping families—children and adults—will accept their invitation to find time to “dream, connect, and play” without screens.
Hundreds of schools, libraries, and community institutions will be celebrating the movement—however, real change begins at home, a national organizer told the Epoch Times.
“It’s so sad that family connections are moving further apart,” Debra Lawrence, president of the U.S. affiliate of the International Play Association, said on April 17. “I think we just need to reset and give families options and alternatives.”…