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Screen-Free Week is not just great for kids, but it can help adults
de-stress and enjoy family time. According to a recent Gallup poll, between a quarter and a third of adults believe they spend too much time watching television (33 percent), using their cell phones (27 percent) or using the Internet (26 percent). Only 18 percent felt they used Facebook or email (13 percent) too much. However, these numbers are considerably higher for 18 to 29 year olds, i.e. young parents. By their own admission, these Millennials say they spend too much time on the Internet (59 percent), on their cell phones (58 percent) and with social media sites (48 percent). Could this admission portend a scaling back on the use of new technologies? Might a backlash against technology help recapture the free-range childhoods that Millennial parents never experienced? Maybe Screen-Free Week is a first step.
-Dana Friedman, president, The Early Years Institute |
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Take the Pledge for Screen-Free Week
April 30 through May 6 | |
Screen-Free Week is almost here! Join EYI and CA Technologies by signing-up to take the pledge online at www.eyi.org/screenfree and be eligible to win great family prizes. Screen-Free Week is a fun way to "Celebrate the Magic of Being Unplugged." It's a time for children to play outside, read, daydream, create, explore and spend more time having fun with family and friends. And, Screen-Free Week isn't just about giving up screens for seven days; it's a time for adopting healthier lifestyle habits that will improve the well-being and quality of life for you and your family all year round.
We thank our partners and sponsors for supporting this year's campaign and pledging to be screen-free and planning fun activities at their places of business.
- CA Technologies is planning an on-campus event, in Islandia, on May 3rd for staff and their families to enjoy a host of fun screen-free activities outside.
- Eastern Suffolk BOCES and Skills USA, in Bellport, will kick-off Screen-Free Week with a "Family Pajama Night," on April 24th, featuring national children's concert artist, Janice Buckner, along with a night of games and culinary demonstrations. Health care organizations and professionals will be distributing educational information to teach parents about healthy eating, childhood obesity and early preventative dental care.
- Port Washington Child Care Partnership, a coalition of community agencies, is hosting Screen-Free Week throughout town. For information on what's happening in Port Washington visit www.pwccp.wordpress.com.
Listen to JVC Broadcasting stations --WRCN, Party 105.3, LaFiesta 98.5 and mycountry 96.1 on Tuesday, April 24th from 9am-10am to hear "live interviews" with EYI staff, Lisa Mars, vice president global benefits at CA Technologies and Assemblyman Dean Murray (Medford District 3).
EYI welcomes and would like to thank the following government officials for their support in promoting Screen-Free Week and encouraging residents to sign-up and take the pledge at www.eyi.org/screenfree: Senator Lee Zeldin (Ronkonkoma District 3), Assemblyman Dean Murray (Medford District 3), Assemblyman Fred Thiele (Bridgehampton District 2), Assemblyman JosephSaladino (Massapequa District 12), Assemblyman Michael Montesano (Hicksville District 15), Legislator DuWayne Gregory (Amityville District 15), and Legislator Louis D'Amaro (Huntington Station District 17)
      
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Pritchard Trust awards $150,000 to EYI
The Early Years Institute received a $150,000 grant from the William E. and Maude S. Pritchard Charitable Trust to further their work in the expansion of the Long Island Nature Collaborative for Kids (LINCK), an EYI project. This grant will allow EYI to plan and develop additional Nature Explore outdoor classrooms on Long Island and expand the LINCK Steering Committee and its programs. Through this expansion, EYI will be able to address the toll that sedentary, indoor lifestyles are taking on the development of children and focus on the health benefits gained from Nature Explore outdoor classrooms. |
It's Spring and time to be outdoors and play! | |
Enjoy the beauty of nature, flowers blooming, birds singing and the wonderful fresh air!
Explore EYI's online database of over 700 parks throughout Long Island.
At PickaPark.org, you can pick your park by zip code or amenities such as bathrooms, wide pathways for strollers, refreshments, playgrounds and benches in the shade.
There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing! |
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Through your generosity, EYI improves early learning opportunities for all
children in our region to help them achieve success in school and life.
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Bank of America
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Pritchard Charitable Trust
Rauch Foundation
Sandy River Charitable Foundation
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