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\"Unplugged\"<\/a><\/p>\n

This month, there was an article in the New York Times Style Section about the benefits of disconnecting from electronics entitled \u201cHey Kids, Look At Me When We\u2019re Talking\u201d by Bruce Feiler.<\/p>\n

In particular, it highlighted the positive impact of unplugging at overnight camp.\u00a0 Here is the key paragraph:<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2012, Dr. Greenfield and her colleague Yalda T. Uhls performed a study of their own. They invited 51 preteens to spend five days at an overnight camp<\/a> without television, computers or mobile phones. These students were compared to a control group that retained usual media practices. All participants took before and after tests that required them to infer emotional states from photographs and videos. After five days without screens, the children at the camp were significantly better at reading nonverbal emotional cues.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, we heard from parents from our sister camp, who wrote:<\/p>\n

\u201cLast night I drove 3 9th graders into NYC for a concert. As the driver, I remained silent and there was an interesting conversation going on between the 3 girls. Two were from camp\u2026 and the 3rd, [was] \u00a0a non camp kid.\u201d<\/p>\n

The camp girls were extolling the virtues of unplugging for the summer. They said that it wasn\u2019t easy, but they really appreciated not feeling the pressure to stay on top of social media all summer. After the first week, they really enjoyed the separation. Late night chats with friends without everyone being distracted by their screens are really unique in this day and age. There is great importance in authentic face-to-face communication.<\/p>\n

Just 2 days ago, another camp parent sent us a picture of a t-shirt that said \u201cThere is no WIFI at camp, but the Connection is Awesome!\u201d<\/p>\n

Exactly!<\/p>\n

Source: http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/04\/19\/fashion\/hey-kids-look-at-me-when-were-talking.html?_r=0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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