Hang Up & Hang Out

A Challenge for Parents

At Mindful Life, we are committed to helping families overcome daily stresses in order to engage in meaningful and mindful ways. As experts in child, family and school psychology we’ve made it our mission to help reduce stress by providing mindfulness solutions for children, parents, and educators.

Nothing is more at the core to a relationship than the simple, uninterrupted connection of face-to-face contact.

Hang Up & Hang Out provides families with a reminder that getting off the phone in the presence of each other can make a powerful difference in our relationships.

What Is Hang Up & Hang Out?

• A challenge to parents to curtail their cell phone use in the presence of their kids for one week.
• An opportunity to build stronger relationships between family members.
• A recognition that in today’s time-pressed, technology-driven, overly-scheduled world it can be challenging to find the time to stop and have meaningful engagement with those we care about most.
• An example of how little changes make big differences.

What Is Included?

Parent Presentation: "Creating Peaceful Homes," a brain-based discussion on ways to adapt to the fast paced, over-stimulated, over-scheduled world that our kids are growing up in.

Student Assembly: Highlighting the issue of parental cell phone use in the presence of their kids, and introducing the goals of Hang Up & Hang Out.

Curriculum Component: Students write letters and draw pictures for their parents explaining why they would like them to Hang Up & Hang Out. (Link to letters - embedded under extra testimonials at the end of this document)

Family Fun Night: An evening during the Hang Up & Hang Out week filled with fun activities for the whole family. This evening is designed to help families connect in simple ways and provide activities to bring back home and use together.

Curriculum Component for HUHO