Have you (and your children) found a balance between screen time and time outdoors?
Screen time (commonly know as the amount of time someone spends in front of a digital screen) is something that many families can admit is often a struggle to manage. Children these days are 'digital natives' who were born into a world with technology at their fingertips. This isn't a bad thing, it's actually very fascinating to think what technologies our children may interact with many years from now. However, screen time at the expense of spending time outside engaging in free play is what one filmmaker decides to explore in the film 'Project Wild Thing'.PLAYCalgary has advertised a Be Fit For Life partnership with Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation and TELUS Spark, who will be hosting a viewing on September 20th at 2pm of 'Project Wild Thing' This is a great (and FREE) opportunity to view this film, however you must register through PLAYCalgary in order to attend.
"Project Wild Thing is an ambitious, feature-length documentary that takes a funny and accessible look at a complex issue: the increasingly fragile connection between children and nature. It also looks at an issue near-and-dear to our hearts, getting kids away from screens and back to being active outside."
New research has found that this generation of children has a shorter life expectancy than their parents. Getting active, developing a love for the outdoors and making wellness a way of life can reverse this trend. Perhaps "Project Wild Thing' may provoke a desire to spend more time outdoors.
PROJECT WILD THING - official trailer from Green Lions on Vimeo.
If there is one common thread i have come to realize around healthy active living it is the importance of connecting to the world around us...the natural world...human communities...healthy eating...outdoor physical activity...so, ya, take your kids to the park...let them explore, create, imagine, connect...youll have healthier, happier kids, Roy Strum, CBE Env/Outdoor Ed Consultant
ReplyDeleteWe also prepared an article on this topic. If you are interested, please follow this link http://bigessaywriter.com/blog/why-children-should-spend-more-time-outdoors to read it! Unfortunately, a new research has found that this young generation of children has a shorter life expectancy than their parents.
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