Less screen time...more creative, active playtime

Children need to play. Play is so essential to children’s health and well-being -- and so endangered -- that the United Nations lists it as a guaranteed right in its Convention on the Rights of the Child. One of the most important reasons to limit children’s screentime is to ensure that they have more time and opportunities for hands-on creative play. Take opportunities this week to unplug your family from digital entertainment and encourage your children to rediscover playtime away from screens, as discussed on API's blog.