American children ages 8-12 spend 4-6 hours a day using screens, and teens spend up to nine hours, according to the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 1000 Hours Outside ...

And fortunately, you don’t need another app to monitor your family’s outdoor time: 1000 Hours Outside provides free printouts to do it the analog way. I’ve already printed one out and have ...

They might hear the siren call of apps or social media ... "Nature always grounds my children," wrote the founder of 1,000 Hours Outside. "The time we give them outside to freely play provides ...

She started tracking the time their family spent outside and quickly realized it was adding up to over 1,000 hours a year. And thus an idea formed: the 1,000 Hours Outside challenge. Yurich ...

“Being outside can help improve our mood ... "with adventure and fun," and is confident her family will hit the 1,000-hour mark, as they’re already at 200 hours. “Once the weather warms ...

People around the world have even taken it as a challenge to spend at least 1,000 hours a year outside. The 1,000-hour outdoor challenge was created by a family in Michigan who, according to their ...