Beach Cities, it’s time for digital detox. We’re spending too much time online and not enough time in real life.

American adults spend the equivalent of 49 days a year on their phone and tablets. Children aren’t faring much better – those ages 8-11 are spending nearly 4 hours per day on screen time (twice the recommended limit) and teenagers spend even more, with conservative estimates around 6 hours per day, outside of schoolwork.

Between September 9-27, let’s pledge to reduce our screen time. Join us for the #ScreenTimeChallenge! Upon submission, you will be entered into an opportunity drawing to win one of ten $25 gift cards to a Blue Zones Project Approved Restaurant®.

For a chance to win a bonus prize – a team-building outing for up to 10 people on the AdventurePlex Ropes Course and Rock Wall adventure (value $400) – share your “before and after” screen time on social media by posting a screenshot of your phone’s Screen Time app and tag #ScreenTimeChallenge and @beachcitieshealth (Facebook or Instagram) or @bchd (Twitter).

#ScreenTimeChallenge

How To Find Your Screen Time 

iPhone Users:
Step 1: Open your Settings App.
Step 2: Tap Screen Time (It has a purple hour-glass symbol).
Step 3: Tap the graph to see a detailed breakdown on what apps are being used and at what time. Toggle between seeing today’s usage and the last 7 days at the top. You can also set limits on this page.
Step 4: Press the lock button and home button simultaneously to take a screenshot.

Android Users:
Step 1: Open your Settings App.
Step 2: Tap Digital Wellbeing (or go to a downloadable app for tracking usage time)
Step 3: Tap Screen Time on the chart for more information on what apps you had on screen and for how long. You can also tap Unlocks for how often you unlocked your phone and opened certain apps, and notification for how many notifications you’ve gotten and from which apps.
Step 4: Take a screenshot by pressing your phone’s power button for a few seconds, then tap screenshot.

(“The Digital Wellbeing” feature may only be available to Android users using a Google Pixel device.)
Beach Cities Health District does not endorse products such as apps. The products mentioned above are cited as examples for potential participants in the Screen Time Challenge.

Join our #ScreenTimeChallenge

Attend an event

• Talk About It Small-Group Parent Workshop: Elementary School Cyber Education
  Tuesday, Sept. 10, 9 – 10 a.m.
  Beach Cities Health District, 514 N. Prospect Ave., Beach Cities Room, Redondo Beach
  Register
   
• Talk About It Small-Group Parent Workshop: Instagram
  Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1 – 2 p.m.
  Beach Cities Health District, 514 N. Prospect Ave., Beach Cities Room, Redondo Beach
  Register
   
• Talk About It Small-Group Parent Workshop: Snapchat
  Thursday, Sept. 12, 6 – 7 p.m.
  South Bay Adult School, 3401 Inglewood Ave., Redondo Beach
  Register
   
• Families Connected Speaker Series “Media Moms & Digital Dads: A Fact-Not-Fear Approach to Parenting in the Digital Age,” featuring Dr. Yalda Uhls
  Thursday, Sept. 19, 6:30 – 8 p.m.
  Hermosa Valley School, 1645 Valley Dr., Hermosa Beach
  Register

Read the School News Roll Call article on #ScreenTimeChallenge.

For more resources on social media and technology, visit South Bay Families Connected.