Q&A: Unplugging Kids and Tips for Daily Rest Time | Episode 169
When the world is loud and frantic, unplugging your kids and take time each day to rest requires intentionality.
The spiritual disciplines of silence and solitude are easily run out of our lives by busyness and incessant noise. As homeschooling families, it can be a lot to be together all day long! We all need a break. (Mommy most of all!)
In this episode, Carole Joy Seid and Rachel Winchester answer a few questions about recognizing if screens are a problem for your family, unplugging your kids, teaching children to practice silence and solitude, and practical tips for a daily rest time.
After listening to this episode, one family completely rearranged their living room and relocated the TV to another room!
Parents go to great lengths to not just protect their children against harm. However, the greater goal is to create a family culture that permeates every aspect of our life with connection, security, and peace.
In this episode, you will hear:
- The hidden ways screens shape our children’s brains and hearts
- Why boredom is a child’s best friend—and the secret to developing a love for reading
- How removing screens transforms family rhythms and relationships
- Simple steps to help your children learn to enjoy quiet, solitude, and rest
- Practical ways to create a peaceful, book-filled home that nurtures lifelong learners
Listen in.
More Q&A episodes:
- Q&A: Getting Dads Involved, Occupying Littles, and Keeping Screens at Bay | Episode 117
- Planning a Homeschool Year and Typical Day Q&A | Episode 120
- Ideas for Time Outside, Including Grandparents, and Learning a Second Language Q&A | Episode 129
- Unschooling, Co-ops, and Community Q&A | Episode 220
- Q&A: Spelling, Legal Protection, and Late Bloomers | Episode 224
- Standardized Tests and Homeschooling Q&A | Episode 253
- Encouraging Work, Reading Widely, and Other FAQs | Episode 275
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