As we approach Thanksgiving, the people at The Foresters Tech Timeout™ hope that you’ll join us in asking families to take the Tech Timeout™ challenge – a break from technology for an hour, a meal, or the entire holiday.
So what do you think? Could you and your family do an hour? An entire meal? Even a whole day without technology?
In our house I think we can pull off an hour. But between our phones, tablets and NetFlix, it really depends on the time of day I guess.
But I would like to add that for family meals, we go tech free every day.
So are you up for the challenge?
Tips and resources, including a pledge form to take a daily break from technology, can be found their website at www.techtimeout.com or on their Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/TechTimeOut.
This video, which you’ll find on Youtube, is a heartfelt reminder of why families need to unplug and reconnect with each other in a more meaningful way.
[embedplusvideo height=”261″ width=”450″ editlink=”http://bit.ly/10FFvxg” standard=”http://www.youtube.com/v/Uiw70IHzC54?fs=1″ vars=”ytid=Uiw70IHzC54&width=450&height=261&start=&stop=&rs=w&hd=0&autoplay=0&react=0&chapters=¬es=” id=”ep9417″ /]
The Tech Timeout effort was started by Foresters in 2013 as part of its purpose to enhance family well-being. If you’d like to speak with a spokesperson behind the campaign, please let me know.
Wishing your family a very connected Thanksgiving,
