Less Screen More Green: Finding freedom with The Mindful Tech Plans™ – Revised and Updated Second Edition

By Kerry Crofton PhD

"Kerry Crofton''s Less Screen More Green describes the importance of spending time outside and suggests how educators can encourage a love of the natural world that is so desperately important. Nature desperately needs the help of all of us." - Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE "Kerry Crofton offers us a mindful reminder that human technology can never replace the wonders of the natural world." -- Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods " Less Screen More Green provides a critically important and timely observation that Mother Nature provides lessons, experiences, and awareness that calm, center, and enrich the developing child with a constantly curious, growing brain in ways more powerful and meaningful than any screen can." -- Michael Rich, MD, MPH, author of The Mediatrician''s Guide and Founder of the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children''s Hospital/Harvard Medical School "Crofton''s Less Screen More Green is an essential resource for parents and educators concerned about the effects of overexposure to technology. The Mindful Tech Plan(tm) section offers helpful evidence-based guidance on supporting well-being through responsible technology use and how to balance screen time with Forest Bathing - a restorative connection with nature." -- Josh Lane, author of Conscious Nature: The Art and Neuroscience of Meditating In Nature "Kerry Crofton''s book addresses important considerations around the use of tech and its balance with our time spent outside that are imperative to the health and well-being of future generations." -- Colin Harris, Executive Director, Take Me Outside "If you are looking for solutions on how to improve children''s health in this digital era, look no further than Dr. Crofton''s book. Learn the dangers of excess digital exposure and how spending time in nature can help re-establish our wellbeing. As a father of three children who attend Waldorf Education, I cannot speak highly enough of Dr. Crofton''s approach!" -- Drew Sinatra, NMD, LAc "In this book you will learn the cardiac risks, and other known hazards to human health, from wirelessly-connected devices, as well as hear sound recommendations to reduce the risks and use this technology more safely." -- W. Lee Cowden, MD, cardiologist "Kerry has brought together some of the leading public health professionals worried about the psychological and developmental impacts of electronic screens. The world is a better place because she has created a phenomenally valuable program with her Mindful Tech Plan(tm)." -- Devra Davis, PhD. MPH "As the former president of Microsoft Canada, I understand that you may share the views that Kerry Crofton and I used to have - that the wireless technology filling the marketplace is safe, and that government standards are protecting us. I encourage you to keep an open mind and listen to Crofton''s contributing experts and their safer tech guidelines to be healthy in this digital age. Less Screen More Green is a much needed wake-up call with excellent safer tech guidelines." -- Frank Clegg, former president Microsoft Canada " Most of us are addicted to screens. Only when this addiction is broken can one begin to realize how harmful wireless technology is to our health. Thank you, Kerry, for creating this beautiful resource." -- Jeromy Johnson, M.S. CE, author of How to Find a Healthy Home This insightful book shows us how to find a healthier balance between screen time and green time." -- Ian Shanahan, Editor, Green Teacher "Mindfulness practice helps us to understand how our daily habits affect our lives. So when we think about how much time we devote to our various electronic devices each day, we must ask ourselves: are we using technology mindfully? Or are we using it mindlessly?" - Thich Nhat Hanh

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DB8S9FTG
• ISBN13: 9798332235207
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.4" x 7.0"