Prevent your family’s tech obsession in
5 minutes a day

A series of self-guided workshops where a child and parent explore the impacts of technology on their lives. Workshops are designed for grades 3-8.

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Features and Perks

Technology is stealing our time. These engaging workshops will help you gain time back, and lead to better family communication and connections.

  1. Our Promise

    You will be given tools to help you and your family to “own” your technology rather than it “owning” you.

  2. Surprising Results

    Limiting technology will not cause your child to hate you, but rather, you will enjoy each other and have fun together, all while taking back lost time from technology obsession.

  3. Education and Awareness

    We will shine a light on technology pitfalls and educate you and your family on how to use technology as a tool and not merely entertainment.

  4. Just 5 Minutes a Day

    Spend quality time as family learning how to defeat the free time killer.

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Our solution engages your child. They have so much fun, they will beg you to do more activities.

John Schwind – Before Giving Co-creator

  1. One parent and one child work together

  2. Kids are willingly involved

  3. Content is engaging

  4. Lives are changed

Designed for kids grades 3-8, this is a series of self-guided workshops that one parent and one child go through, exploring the impacts of technology on their lives. Inviting content will make discussions about technology flow easily.

Your child will be engaged in the dynamic, informative material that will have them asking to do more. This will surely have a huge payoff for you and your family.

Which ones are you concerned about?

Depression, anxiety

20%

of ages 13-18 year have, or will have, a serious mental illness before they reach adulthood

Obsession

92%

of Americans believe that smartphone addiction is real

Need for instant gratification

2 sec

the time a website must load in before viewers abandon it

Obesity, growing couch potatoes

9 mil

adolescents affected by excess weight due to lack of physical activity and technological advances

You are not alone

Lack of focus and attention

8 sec

the average attention span which is shorter than a goldfish

Too connected to a device

6ft

how far 95 % of us are away from our phones

Lack of sleep, fatigue, headaches

60 mins

less sleep a night in children who used their phone or computer at bedtime

These workshops were life altering for me and my family. We needed it and did not even realize it.

Mike C. | a dad and a professional coach

Before Giving provided a way to discuss the positive attributes and negative hazards that come with technology and how to navigate it responsibly. I highly recommend using this program to have the tough, but necessary conversations with your family.

Krysten S. | a mom and an educator

Before Giving gave my daughter and me the perfect place to have important discussions about how technology affects our relationships. We will build on this foundation as we navigate her formative years. We’re so grateful for this program!

Tim D. | a dad and a vice principal

I used it with my kids ranging from elementary to middle school and found it enabled and encouraged necessary conversation that otherwise would not have happened. We are all better equipped to appropriately handle and use our technology.

Stacey H. | a mom and nurse

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