Make America Create Again - The Return of Classic Childhood Creativity

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- American children are spending up to 30 percent of their week online, according to a new survey. This equates to more than 50 hours spent surfing the web, streaming TV and playing games per week, rather than pursuing traditional creative pastimes.

The survey commissioned by Sugru, the innovative moldable glue that recently launched its first 'Family-Safe | Skin-Friendly' product, also reveals that parents across the US are fearful of their little ones' online obsession and believe children who engage in offline creative activities are likelier to become more successful, well-balanced adults.

The results show that children in the USA spend five times as many hours "plugged in" to the online world than they spend immersed in real world projects. In fact, the survey found that children spend less than 10 hours per week on creative offline hobbies such as drawing, painting, crafting and DIY projects. 

Yet even as kids withdraw from traditional arts and crafts and DIY projects, 79 percent of parents feel it's still important for kids to learn creative hands on skills. Parents estimate they spent 34 hours per week on traditional crafting and artistic activities throughout their childhoods, which is nearly three times as many hours as kids devote to the same activities today.

Modern parents are keenly aware of the positive impact that offline activities promoting creativity and imagination have on a child's mental and emotional wellbeing. Of those surveyed, 40 percent of parents wish their kids were more creative and more than 70 percent believe creative kids grow to become more successful, well-balanced adults.

Dr. Catherine Pearlman, a licensed clinical social worker and author of 'Ignore It: How Selectively Looking the Other Way Decreased Behavioral Problems and Increases Parenting Satisfaction,' said:

"When children and parents both put down their electronics, there is no limit to the creative endeavors that can be accomplished. Time spent together playing and creating greatly benefits the parent-child relationship as well as the child's development. Parents can encourage offline play by creating screen-free times and sticking to it. Children will likely whine and complain for a bit, but when parents stand firm children quickly and happily refocus into offline play."

Visit Sugru.com for more practical ideas on how to fuel family creativity with a variety of offline DIY projects.

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