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France 24
Lifestyle
Delano D’SOUZA

Ten days without screens: French families urged to unplug and refocus

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Across France, children are being asked to put down tablets, switch off consoles and step away from their screens. The movement, called Dix Jours Sans Écrans, or Ten Days Without Screens, involves schools, nurseries and entire communities. But is it realistic? Delano D'Souza talks to digital parenting coach Elizabeth Milovidov about what parents and caregivers can do to make it through the 10 days.

Screen use affects sleep, concentration and physical health as it leaves children more sedentary and it can slow down social and emotional development.

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