Unplug during Screen-Free Week



The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends zero screen time for children under 2 and less han two hours per day for older children.  Yet, the Kaiser Family Foundation reports that 40 percent of 3 month old infants are regular viewers of television and DVD's and school age kids spend nearly twice as many hours with screen media such as television, video games, computers and handheld devices as they spend atending school.  To help kids, families, schools and communities turn off screens and turen on healthier activities, the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC) urges everyone to participate in Screen-Free Week, April 30 through May 6.

CCFC is a national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups, parents and individuals, with a mission to reclaim childhood from corporate marketers.  Learn more at www.Commercial-FreeChildhood.org.