not all screen time is bad"The same way that you might use a dating app to meet someone, you use the technology to be able to facilitate that first interaction," Galle tells CNBC Make It."But, hopefully, if the relationship progresses, it moves into real life — being out in nature more, and hopefully increasing that appetite for more.
That could mean using an app to identify millions of types of plants and animals in nature, or an augmented reality game that sends children on educational missions around your local parks. Here are four of Galle's top recommendations, all available to download for free on iOS and Android:app is a helpful tool for sharing and learning information about the plants and animals that populate your local area, Galle says.
Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly"Before, you might look into, 'What are natural protected areas in and around my community that I could visit during those four days?'" she says."During, you're on location. You're using iNaturalist, the app, to photograph and identify and then upload these findings.
The point isn't to encourage kids to run around parks with screens in their faces, she notes: Rather, it's"an easy, educational way to get the kids outside, immersed in their environment, and learning something."This nature identification app uses a smartphone or tablet's camera to identify more than two million different plants, animals, bugs and other aspects of nature.
"A large part of parenting leading by example," she says."It's easy to say all these things that our kids should do. But if we don't do it ourselves, how are you really going to have that come across in your parenting?"to learn about common passive income streams, tips to get started and real-life success stories. CNBC Make It readers can use special discount code CNBC40 to get 40% off through 8/15/24.