Do your kids need a break from screen time?

Learning Break helps parents find the best educational videos on the Internet and share them with kids

Excessive screen time for kids results in family conflicts, social barriers, short attention spans, poor grades, and other long-term impacts. As a parent, it’s easy to feel disempowered and frustrated.

The Learning Break Difference

Parents can now be online guides for their children

Tapping into the power of the internet for positive impact, Learning Break:

enriching, educational content

Learning Break helps you find the best educational videos available so parents can weave in fun lessons, cool facts, and interesting tidbits.

Encourages time away from the screen

Learning Break nudges kids to get off their devices, with reminders and fun offline (indoor and outdoor) activities.

Promotes critical thinking and literacy skills

With challenges, games, and riddles, Learning Break interrupts the cycle of passive viewing.

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Screen Time Impact

We surveyed 100 parents with young children. In response to the question:
"What are the biggest negative impacts of excessive screen time?"

This is what they said:

Shortened attention span

69% of respondents reported

Poor interpersonal skills

58% of respondents reported

Suffering grades

37% of respondents reported

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What Learning Break Can Offer Instead

We make it easy to find existing educational lessons that encourage children to think critically and spend more time away from the screen, including:

Exciting Do-It-Yourself (DIY) home projects

Grade-level science experiments

Physically active games and backyard sports

We provide reviews of the best video across subjects: Science, math, art, music, language, and more. Some videos also nudge kids offline to try projects that don’t require a screen-based device.

Learning Break is a web app compatible with Android and Apple devices—no download required. Our mission is to reach as many families as possible with our selection of meaningful, positive content.