Five elementary school teachers spill the beans on how to keep kids engaged in creative play and away from screens

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The “iPad kid” meme is popular for a reason: screens have become a near-permanent fixture in gen Alpha’s lives.

On average, kids five and older spend more than three hours a day on their devices. We know that too much screen time is linked to harmful health outcomes, but it is not easy to convince your child that reading a paperback novel is more exciting than playing Roblox or binge watching YouTube.