Parenting Trends: Analog Living

You may have heard the phrases, “Slow Parenting”, “Low-Tech Living”, or “Analog Living”. Whatever you decide to call it, the underlying trend is to have more screen-free experiences and unplugged moments. It’s not about removing devices and technology entirely. Instead, it’s creating healthy relationships with devices, which is an important skill to teach and model for children. Screen Time in the News In our digitally saturated world, children have become adept users of their screens. Families are feeling this overload of digital stimulation and want to do something about the effects on sustained attention and behavior. This “analog living” trend isn’t just happening among parents and families; all ages, including teens and adults, have been making conscious decisions to embrace analog living and choose “old school” hobbies instead of scrolling, such as knitting and gardening, according to AP News.  As noted in this recent article, “IPads in Kindergarten, YouTube videos…
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