Being ScreenReady....5 Healthy Digital Habits Families Can Build Together!

 

Between school devices, homework, gaming, streaming, social media, and staying connected with friends, screens have become part of nearly every family’s daily routine.

For parents and caregivers, finding a healthy balance can feel overwhelming. How much screen time is too much? When should devices be put away? And how can we help children develop healthy technology habits that last?

The good news? Building healthy digital habits doesn’t have to mean creating more rules or eliminating screen time altogether.

Being ScreenReady is about helping children and families make thoughtful choices about when, where, why, and how they use technology.

Small changes in everyday routines can make a meaningful difference. 

In this new blog post, you will find five practical habits families, caregivers, and educators, can build together to encourage balance, connection, and more intentional technology use.

It also spotlights free resources like AT&T’s Two-Week hashtagScreen Ready Challenge (shown above) to help families get started. I am so excited to share this resource with all of you! 

Read the full post here, and let’s build healthy digital habits together. 

Our November Bookhub Is Here!

With November right around the corner, I put together our November BOOKHUB and got it all set up in the library today.  It was fun finding new fall and holiday books, and several that we already had in our library.  

This month, I decided to include several of our Novel Effect books too. 

I create our BOOKHUB menu in Canva.  You will find it here if you'd like to use it for your library too.  

I print this off for each teacher too.  They love posting them in their classrooms so they can keep track of the books they are reading throughout the month. 

I can’t wait for students and teachers to explore this month’s collection and discover all of the wonderful books. 

World Read Aloud Day Is On Feburary 3, 2027, Friends! Sign Up Today.

One of our favorite days is right around the corner!  On February 3, 2027, it is World Read Aloud Day! 

This is a day to celebrate all of the amazing ways we read aloud without our community and with others around the world. World Read Aloud Day was created in NYC by a little boy and Pam Allyn as they were reading aloud together. Now, WRAD is celebrated on the first Wednesday of every February and has reached many millions of people.

This special day is brought to us by the amazing LitWorld. 

You can sign up for World Read Aloud Day here.  We will get more information super soon.