{"id":14643,"date":"2016-03-12T11:56:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T17:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/?p=14643"},"modified":"2023-08-17T16:00:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T21:00:30","slug":"for-the-mom-whose-kids-are-glued-to-an-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/2016\/03\/12\/for-the-mom-whose-kids-are-glued-to-an-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Mom whose Kids are Glued to an iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Glued-to-an-iPad.png?resize=600%2C663&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Help for teaching kids to attend to priorities before picking up the iPad\" width=\"600\" height=\"663\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Glued-to-an-iPad.png?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Glued-to-an-iPad.png?resize=271%2C300&amp;ssl=1 271w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Glued-to-an-iPad.png?resize=250%2C276&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For twenty-five years, we managed to keep Nintendos and Gameboys and X-boxes out of our home, because <strong>we didn&#8217;t want our children to waste their childhood playing video games.<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nBut enter the age of the iPhone and guess what? <strong>Our kids spend far more time staring at screens than we would prefer<\/strong>, not only to the neglect of more creative pursuits like art and music and pleasure reading, but sometimes even before their homework and chores have been completed.<\/p>\n<p>So if you are a mom whose child is glued to an iPad, I&#8217;m right there with you. And if you also happen to be a list-maker and goal-setter, you&#8217;ll love the chart I created this morning to <strong>help my kids disentangle themselves from the clutches of technology<\/strong> &#8212; at least until they&#8217;ve attended to their other responsibilities and spent some time doing activities that don&#8217;t require electricity, such as reading books, drawing pictures, riding bikes, or practicing the piano:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Print-Extend-Your-Reach.pdf\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><figure id=\"attachment_14644\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14644\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach.png?resize=575%2C423&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Free printable to teach kids responsibility and self-discipline\" width=\"575\" height=\"423\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach.png?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach.png?resize=300%2C221&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach.png?resize=250%2C184&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[click on image to print]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you prefer a smaller size, you can also print them out two-per-page:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach-Half-Sheet.pdf\" target=\"blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><figure id=\"attachment_14647\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14647\" style=\"width: 575px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach-Half-Size.png?resize=575%2C744&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Free printable to teach kids responsibility and self-discipline\" width=\"575\" height=\"744\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach-Half-Size.png?w=575&amp;ssl=1 575w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach-Half-Size.png?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flandersfamily.info\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Extend-Your-Reach-Half-Size.png?resize=250%2C323&amp;ssl=1 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">[click on image to print]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I printed out enough copies for every member of the house, including myself. Although I have no desire to play video games,<strong> I could use a reminder to stay off social media until I&#8217;ve read, exercised, and done a load of laundry every morning!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For twenty-five years, we managed to keep Nintendos and Gameboys and X-boxes out of our home, because we didn&#8217;t want our children to waste their childhood playing video games. 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