Screen Free Week 2025

Screens now feature in our lives in ways that were inconceivable even 25 years ago. The developmental impact of smartphones and screen time upon children and young people is profound, and is becoming a matter of deepening concern. We all need a ‘digital detox’ to make sure that we are getting the balances right and we also need to be modelling this as adults to our children.

To this end, each year in June we encourage families to participate in Screen Free Week; those who do commit to not making use of screens for leisure purposes for the whole week. It involves saying ‘no’ to TV, the internet, movies, YouTube, video games, social media, your favourite apps, online shopping, online news, etc. and saying ‘yes’ to time with family and friends, books, toys, sport, painting, music, climbing trees, walks, bikes, writing a story, cooking, baking, board games, museums, and so on!

Screen Free Week runs from 8.00am on Monday 9th June until 8.00am on the following Monday, 16th June.