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California Obesity Prevention Initiative: Do More, Watch Less [Pdf]
Here is a complete program to help children understand how much time they spend in front of the television or computer screen, what effects that can have, and how to find activities that will help them get moving instead of watching.Find...
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Kids Health: Be a Fit Kid
There's a lot of talk these days about fit kids. People who care (parents, doctors, teachers, and others) want to know how to help kids be more fit. Here are five rules to live by, if you're a kid who wants to be fit.
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Azoomee: E Safety Lesson 5: Spending Time Online
In this video lesson [1:56], young scholars learn how to identify the benefits of a healthy balance with technology.
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Npr: What Kind of Screen Time Parent Are You? Take This Quiz and Find Out
An article and a quiz for parents on technology use by parents and kids. Includes a short interview with author Anya Kamenetz who wrote "The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life." [5 min.]
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Childnet: Online Safety: Screen Time
Screen time is the amount of time we spend using devices and technology. There are some concerns that we are spending too long looking at screens and many devices now provide tools to track our screen time. This site features questions,...
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I D Tech: Benefits of Technology & the Right Kind of Screen Time for Children
This article describes seven ways that technology use can benefit children.