Less Screen Time, More Story Time

About this episode

The episode discusses strategies to encourage children to read more in a digital age dominated by screens.

How do we help children fall in love with reading in the age of smartphones, tablets and endless scrolling? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Helen Farmer

Topics covered

• reading
• children
• screen time
• storytelling
• parenting

Keywords

• screen time
• reading
• children's literature
• parenting tips
• story time

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dubai Eye 103.8

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