Things you can do without technology...
Sit down and talk about your teen's day.
Solve a problem together. It could involve a household issue, like how to keep clutter from collecting on the table, or bigger problems of the world, like poverty.
Sing some songs.
Talk about the future. Identify your tween's future goals and discuss what the world might be like 20, 30, or even 50 years down the road.
Read the same book and talk about it.
Plan a weekend trip, but don’t go anywhere.
Go hiking.
Watch a show together.
Develop a new healthy habit together, like exercising or writing in a gratitude journal.
Attend a concert.
Explore foods from other cultures by researching food you've never tried or by cooking foods from other parts of the world.
Plan a family vacation together, but don’t go anywhere.
Work on a monthly menu plan together.
Participate in a monthly challenge, such as walking for 30 days or saving spare change for one month.
Take a walking tour of your neighbourhoods.
Look into taking a class together, like a photography class or a graphic design class offered in the community.
Build or add to a family website or social media site together.
Research your family tree.
Do a puzzle.
Plant a garden in the backyard or a potted indoor garden.
Listen to a book being read by an author.
Play catch.
Have a picnic.
Stargaze together.
Find shapes in the clouds together.
Learn about the history of your community together.
Make a time capsule.
Go to a professional sports event on television.
Make a video.
Make a pillow or quilt out of your old T-shirts and blankets.
Have a campfire.
Visit a national park.
Take a yoga class together.
Learn a new sport.
Start a small business together.
Talk about your tween’s favourite fast food joint, and research or try to replicate the food.