Articles tagged with 'screentime' | Checkup Newsroom

By Ashley Pagenkopf, MS, CCLS, Child Life Specialist at Cook Children'sMy girls are just beginning to experience the downtime of summer. My early-risers are finally trying to sleep in longer. They are no longer allowed to start their days …

When the world shut down this year, we all turned to one device or another for entertainment, information, socialization, work meetings, education and, if we’re honest, babysitting. Sometimes screen time was, and still is, a necessary lifeline …

At worst, I’m pretty sure I sound like the teacher from Charlie Brown. At best, the mom is rolling her eyes and pulling her phone out to hand to her screaming child. “Children under 2 years of age should have no screen time and …

We attempted to go media free and wouldn’t you know? Nailed it!!!Just kidding. We far from nailed it.Ok guys, this is HARD.The Conklins are not taking to going screen free likes ducks to water. Like. At. All.You know the ancient proverb …