[Encore] Ep. 116: Why We Need to Unplug to Connect with our Families

<p><strong><a href="https://sunshine-parenting.com/ep-116">Show Notes</a></strong></p> <p><span style="color: #000000">Join my <strong><a href= "https://www.patreon.com/sunshineparenting" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">PATREON</a></strong> squad for special perks, including bonus podcast episodes, exclusive posts, and resources. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000"><strong><a href= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Subscribe</a></strong> for resources and ideas for happier, more connected families. </span></p> <p><strong><em>This is an encore presentation of one of my favorite episodes. Enjoy!</em></strong></p> <p>In this episode, I'm reading one of my most popular blog posts. It's one that's really applicable during these times that we often take to just spend some time reconnecting with our families: <a href= "https://sunshine-parenting.com/need-unplug-connect-families/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Why We Need To Unplug to Connect with Our Families.</a> I’ve been following the trends and research about screen use and have long been an advocate of <a href="http://sunshine-parenting.com/2014/01/31/5-reasons-to-unplug/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">unplugging</a>. I’ve seen firsthand the benefits of unplugging each summer at camp and have fought back in my own family to rescue us from being sucked into our screens 24/7.</p> <p>Yet, even with all that I've learned and know about the importance of getting off our screens, I've still struggled with myself and my kids when we're not at camp getting us off our screens consistently. It's really easy to get sucked right back into the screen vortex as soon as summer ends. And it's really not just the kids. I, too, get easily back into the too-much-screen-time habit.</p> <p>I know that I'm not alone in having the limiting of screen time be one of my biggest parenting headaches. I think all parents get a lot of pushback about plugging in devices at night. My kids, when they we