Worried about your child’s screen time? 

It probably won’t surprise you that more than 70% of parents with a child aged under 12 say they are concerned their child spends too much time in front of a screen.  

While these concerns are understandable, it’s important to know that some types of screen time are better than others. There are 4 types of screen time: 

• Passive: This is the type of screen time where you’re just consuming it, with very little brain power involved – for example, watching TV, online videos, scrolling through social media. This is the most detrimental type of screen time.
• Active: This involves mental or physical activity of some sort, anything that encourages kids to get active, improve their hand-eye coordination or use their logic. Some time on video games can count towards this, but also things like researching information, or editing images, for example.
• Communicative: This type of screen time involves connecting with family members, friends, or on social media platforms, through digital devices. In moderation, this can help children to develop social and communication skills.
• Creative: This is the best type of screen time. It involves creating things, either individually or collaboratively, such as making music, creating digital art, making online videos, or even coding a website. It encourages them to collaborate, problem solve and solidify experiences into memories, helping them remember information they learn long-term.  

Want to give your child some high quality screen time this year?  

At Coco Coders, we’ve designed online coding lessons for kids that are a great mix of interactive education, creativity and collaborative problem solving. 

We teach children aged 6-12 how to code through a series of creative themes – such as space, sport and ocean conservation – and get them working together to build their own games and animations. They’ll join a live online teacher and a small group of kids of a similar age and experience level, and they’ll code a new project every 4 weeks. 

For 60 minutes each week, you can be confident they’re getting some high quality screen time, and learning some key skills to help get them future-ready. 

Try 4 weeks for only £20 

Right now, you can try your first 4 coding lessons for only £65 £20. There’s no minimum term, and you can pause or cancel your subscription at any time.  

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Want more advice on screen time and getting your kids tech-savvy? 

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