Did a digital detox this week, no screens for 3 days. First two days were rough, they were bored and grumpy. By day 3 they were playing outside and creating stuff. Day 4 I let them back on and they went right back to zombie mode. Worth doing occasionally but man it's a constant battle.
Stick with it. Those first couple days are rough but then they actually start playing and using their imagination. We did this last month and by day four they were building crazy stuff out of blankets.
How long are you planning to keep it going? Because the boredom stage is temporary but the benefits of it are real.
This is the hard part of the detox but you're past the worst. They're gonna get weird and bored before they get creative. Give it another day or two and they'll find actual activities.
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Day three is usually when they start getting creative without screens. Tough it out a bit longer and they'll surprise you with what they come up with. My kids did the same thing.