Disclaimer: I have teamed up with Fingerprint Play kids mobile network in support of this campaign. We received compensation for participation in this campaign. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own.
What is the right balance of screen time for your family?
The average child now spends more time with media platforms than they do in school – it is the leading activity for children/teenagers other than sleeping. According to a recent study, the average 8- to 10-year old spends nearly 8 hours a day using a variety of different media platforms; this increases to over 11 hours a day for teenagers. (Source: American Academy of Pediatrics)
With kids everywhere immersed in digital devices – smartphones, computers, tablets – many parents struggle with how to manage their kids’ screen time. How can families make screen time matter? What kind of screen time rules and limits are right for your family and how do you start the conversation with your kids?
While the answer is different for every family, the key is having a conversation around it with your kids and determining what is right for your home. To help start this conversation, yummico and Fingerprint are launching The Adventures of Ash & Ollie, ScreenTime – an interactive ebook that helps families navigate the complex world of screen time balance and limits.
The Adventures of Ash & Ollie: ScreenTime
Available exclusively on the Fingerprint Play network, The Adventures of Ash and Ollie: ScreenTime, is the first release in a series of enhanced eBooks, games and shows entitled “The Adventures of Ash and Ollie,” charting the adventures of two mischievous brothers. Ash & Ollie just want to play (on their tablets and game players), and it’s up to their parents to set some rules and help them understand that the world isn’t just one big screen.
ScreenTime explores that ubiquitous phenomenon of the modern parenting world — the use of electronic devices by children. Kids are clamoring for the digital interface, at younger and younger ages and with a seemingly unquenchable thirst. Parents, conflicted themselves over their own increasing addiction to these devices, are often at odds on how to deal with this issue.
Fingerprint is a first-of-its-kind mobile learn-and-play network for kids, offering games, e-books and video content in a completely kid-safe environment. The network (available on iOS and Android) is focused on providing experiences that help open the world to kids, ages 3-12, so that they can discover new things and expand their imagination. Fingerprint apps promote the development of academic, social, and emotional skills with a heavy dose of just plain fun. Kids love the games and parents like that they are learning as they play.
ScreenTime, is available for iOS and Android on Fingerprint Play –the first kid’s mobile learning and entertainment network where families can find quality play and learn games, ebooks and video all in one place. The app is priced at $2.99.
Click here to find The Adventures of Ash & Ollie: ScreenTime – A Fingerprint Network App on iTunes.
Click here to find The Adventures of Ash & Ollie: ScreenTime – A Fingerprint Network App on Google Play.
Click here to visit Fingerprint’s website.
Click here to visit Yummico’s website.