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##GadgetFreeHourREPORT 2019
01. INTRODUCTION Summary
Significance
#Disconnect2Reconnect to #GadgetFreeHour - The Story
02. HIGHLIGHTS Impact
Testimonials
Celeb Endorsements
Expert Speak
GFH in the Press
GFH Gallery
03. PARTNERS Sponsors
Media
Others (Schools, Hotels, Corporates and Organisations)
04. ROAD AHEAD
05. BEHIND THE SCENES Acknowledgement
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INTRODUCTION
01
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To connect, parents need to make time to spend with their children. Today, both parents and children lead busy lives. Additionally, gadgets have become an indispensable part of people’s daily lives. This makes it more difficult for people to spend quality time with their families, without the distraction of gadgets. So, we came up with the novel idea of a #GadgetFreeHour – Disconnect2Reconnect campaign. As a part of
this campaign, we urged parents and children from across India to turn off all gadgets for one hour, between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Children’s Day, November 14, 2019, and spend time with each other.
This first-of-its kind campaign received an overwhelming response and we were able to touch the lives of over 10 million people. Individuals, institutions, schools,
Summary
At ParentCircle, we have been pursuing a single-minded mission – to build confidence in parents to raise happy, healthy, confident, compassionate children. To be a confident parent, we believe a strong parent-child connection is the key. This, in turn, makes children feel loved, understood, safe and secure.
organizations, hotels, corporates, the southern wing of CBSE and Tamil Nadu Directorate of School Education, joined hands with us to make this campaign for change a grand success. Parents and children pledged to spend gadget-free time with each other. Parents also shared their heart-warming stories of how this special hour was a life-altering experience for them and how they would like to make gadget-free time a regular practice.
#GadgetFreeHour 2019 succeeded in creating an awareness about the importance and joy of connecting with loved ones. The message was clear – ‘Each one of us can celebrate this magic of connection if we consciously make an effort to spare at least one #GadgetFreeHour regularly and inspire others to do so!’
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SignificanceThe aim of our #GadgetFreeHour Campaign was to help parents and children experience the MAGIC and JOY of connection without any distractions. We wanted this one hour to serve as a trigger to make #GadgetFreeHour a regular activity among families.
Have meals together as a family, chatting, sharing jokes and relishing the food.
Eat Together
Spend time sharing stories, dreams and experiences. Pull out old family albums and relive the memories.
Share Together
Cook, dance, sing, paint… Work as a team (family).
‘Act’ Together
Play cards, board games, carrom, hide and seek, and more.
Play Together
Take a little stroll together around the neighbourhood and just talk about everything under the sky!
Walk Together
We encouraged parents and children to:
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Understanding that our lives today are highly dependent on gadgets, we thought that encouraging people to allocate an hour for ‘no-gadget use’ to distance themselves from the virtual world, would help them celebrate the real connections that they miss noticing and often take for granted.
To increase awareness on the importance of parents connecting with their children, as a precursor to the #GadgetFreeHour Campaign, we launched the #Disconnect2Reconnect Campaign from October 17 to November 3, 2019. Throughout this campaign, we talked about the responsible use of gadgets and the importance of connecting with children. From 4th November 2019, we officially launched the #GadgetFreeHour campaign. We encouraged parents and children to take the pledge to allocate one hour to switch off gadgets and spend time with their children. The campaign struck a chord with millions of families. Then, on 14th November, 2019, from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM, these millions of parents and children turned off all their gadgets and experienced the joy of connection by engaging in fun activities.
#Disconnect2Reconnect to #GadgetFreeHour
#D2R #GFH
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#GADGETFREEHOUR
EVERY DAY!
#GADGETFREEHOUR?
NO WAY!
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HIGHLIGHTS
02
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28HOTELS/RESTAURANTS
Impact
WHAT WAS YOUR #GADGETFREEHOUR EXPERIENCE LIKE?
EXCELLENT 66.08%
VERY GOOD 20.70%
GOOD 9.03%
OKAY 2.42%
NOT GOOD 1.76%
WOULD YOU SPEND GADGET-FREE TIME WITH YOUR CHILD AGAIN?
DAILY 64.22%
WEEKLY 21.77%
MONTHLY 3.23%
SOMETIMES 7.76%
NEVER 3.02%
10,000,000+ LIVES TOUCHED
17,285,808*SOCIAL MEDIA IMPRESSIONS
96,872SCHOOLS
27CORPORATES/ORGANISATIONS
5,667,293*SOCIAL MEDIA REACH
POST #GADGETFREEHOUR POLL
* Keyhole Analytics data + TikTok data November 15, 2019 ©ParentCircle
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Testimonials
The campaign had an impact on many families. Here, a few of them share their #GadgetFreeHour experiences.
My son went from saying, ‘No Chance’ to #GadgetFreeHour, to saying, ‘Can we have #GadgetFreeHour again tomorrow?’ after we spent a fun hour of playing together.
- Rex
My mother was very emotional. She said to specially thank you for this #GadgetFreeHour. We have not spent time like this together (my parents, my child, my wife and I), as a family, in at least 4 years.
- Bharanidharan
Thank you for this wonderful initiative ParentCircle team. Got to know about my daughter’s (1.5 years old) skills and her grasping power. We were amazed to see her talent. We played many interactive games.
- Karthigeyan
We ate dinner on the porch and enjoyed the cool breeze. Then, my son played the guitar. Our phones, TV, and other gadgets were switched off. The hour flew by pleasantly. We had a good time.
- Roopa M
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It was really a great opportunity to realize how gadgets created a hollow space between children and parents. We played a game by asking questions to each other and we were able to understand more from my daughter Dhanya, of her likes and dislikes. Thank you for creating this wonderful opportunity and I would like to interact more with my kids from now on, rather than with the gadgets.
- Satish
I am busy almost 365 days because of my business, but today our daughters asked us to play with them, on their teacher’s request. We enjoyed a lot and realized what we are missing out in our daily life. All credit goes to #GadgetFreeHour 2019.
- Pasam Naveenkumar
Our #GadgetFreeHour was so gadget free that we didn’t even click pics :) It started off with me narrating stories to my kids followed by some childhood games of Chinese whispers, word building and secret tunnel. My 6-year-old made us laugh out loud during Chinese whispers. Their father then took us out for a Children’s Day special dinner. It was not just a gadget-free-hour, but a whole gadget-free-evening indeed :) We have renamed this hour as ‘bonding time’ and pledged to include this in our daily routine. Thank you!
- Sangeeta Rao
In today’s time when everyone is hooked on to their gadgets, be it on the dinner table at home or at the restaurant, it is imperative that we give the gadgets a break from our daily routine. Thus, it was indeed exciting to partner with ParentCircle for the very noble cause of #GadgetFreeHour on this Children’s Day, to be able to spend more time with our little ones sans gadgets.
- Ruban Das, General Manager, Hilton Chennai
My younger son was the teacher and we were all students during #GadgetFreeHour. I have never seen my wife laugh so much.
- Selvam
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Celeb Endorsements
#GadgetFreeHour has received a thumbs up from celebrities and experts as there is a growing recognition of a need for such a ‘movement’. Some of the leading experts and celebrities to endorse the #GadgetFreeHour include:
Dr. Tchiki Davis, Dr. Laura Markham, Dr. Nithya Poornima, Blake Snow, Tanya Goodin, Nir Eyal and many more.
Actors Sameera Reddy and Bhumika Chawla, Chess legend Vishwanathan Anand, Cricketers Mithali Raj and Ravichandran Ashwin, Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Top Radio Jockey ‘RJ’ Balaji, Singers Unnikrishnan and Mahati, Dancer VP Dhananjayan and Stand-up comedian Amit Tandon.
Dr. Tchiki Davis
Blake Snow
Vishwanathan Anand Mithali Raj
Tanya Goodin Sameera Reddy
Dr. Laura Markham Dr. Nithya Poornima
Nir Eyal
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UnnikrishnanRavichandran Ashwin
Archana ChandhokeAmit Tandon
Veena KumaravelBalaji Venugopal Mayilsamy AnnaduraiAnil Srinivasan Akansha Bhargava
Ajay JohnSunil Vishnu Fatima AgarkarKarthik Kumar
MahatiSanjeev Kapoor VP Dhananjayan‘RJ’ Balaji
Bhumika Chawla
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Expert SpeakWhat experts from all over the world have to say about ParentCircle’s initiative on #GadgetFreeHour:
This sounds awesome! The more time we can spend with each other without our phones present the greater well-being we are likely to have. Research shows that even having a phone present during a conversation can hurt the interaction!
Dr. Tchiki Davis, Author of ‘Outsmart Your Smartphone: Conscious Tech Habits for Finding Happiness, Balance, and Connection IRL’
What every child needs is a mother or father who delights in them and who wants to connect with them. I want to urge you today, Children’s Day, to turn off your devices, disconnect to reconnect!
Dr. Laura Markham, Founding Editor of ahaparenting.com and author of ‘Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids’ books
Moments spent playfully and exclusively with parents during the growing years is not only key for children’s current development, it is an important emotional reservoir for life. In a world that is increasingly being taken over by technology and gadgets, it is immensely important to protect time and space for meaningful personal interactions. #GadgetFreeHour promises to be a buzzword that would remind parents to prioritize keeping gadgets away to nurture their children.
Dr. Nithya Poornima, Clinical Psychologist, NIMHANS
I think it’s great! As I outline in my book, my family does two week-long screen fasts per year to reset our appreciation for analog life and spending time with one another while avoiding our phones. My children hate it but we always come out a stronger family at the end of each fast.
Blake Snow, Author of ‘Log Off: How to Stay Connected after Disconnecting’
I love the idea of the #GadgetFreeHour! Brilliant.
Tanya Goodin, Digital detox evangelist, and author of books ‘OFF Your Digital Detox for a Better Life’ and ‘Stop Staring at Screens: A Digital Detox for the Whole Family’
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Park Institutions, Coimbatore
Montfort Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai
Global Academy for Learning, Bengaluru
Sarvajna Public School, Bengaluru
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Vidya Soudha Group of Institutions, Bengaluru
School Vivekananda, Bengaluru
Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Chennai
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Sharanalaya Montessori School, Chennai
TVS Public School, Madurai
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White Clouds World School, Tiruppur
Vishwa Vidyapeeth, Bengaluru
Vidyasagar Preschool, Bengaluru
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Shri Vardhaman Jain Matric. Hr. Sec. School, Vellore
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Sri Ramakrishna Vidya Mandir CBSE School, Ulundurpet
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Wesley Higher Secondary School, Chennai
Vishwaksena Vidya Vikas Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kanchipuram
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Vaels International School, Chennai
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The Children’s Garden School, Chennai
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SSVM School of Excellence, Coimbatore
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Smt. D.Padmavathi Ammal High School, Coimbatore
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Union Christian Public School, Chennai
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Global City International School, Bengaluru
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Bhavans Rajaji Vidyashram
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Chethana Matriculation School
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Hindustan International School
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Christ Church Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, Chennai
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National Public School, Gopalapuram
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The heart-warming experiences shared with us proved that #GadgetFreeHour 2019 was a special time for parents and children to connect better. In the future, we aspire to make #GadgetFreeHour a worldwide campaign.
We foresee #GadgetFreeHour to be much more than a one-hour, single-day annual event. Rather, we want families to consciously make gadget-free time a regular practice, because real connections are magical and should be cherished every day.
#GadgetFreeHour has laid the foundation for what should become a regular family habit. We wish to see parents and children spending time together and connecting regularly.
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Teams were involved in multiple activities – content creation, design, making of videos, marketing, social media interactions, outreach to sponsors, partners, media, schools, organizations, hotels, and corporates – thus ensuring the campaign was impactful.
The #GadgetFreeHour Team could not have done all of
#GadgetFreeHour 2019 was a clear example of sheer teamwork and tireless effort. The #GadgetFreeHour workstation was buzzing with activities from the wee hours of dawn to the burning lights of late night. Every member of Team ParentCircle - Design, Video, Tech, Social Media, HR, Finance, Editorial, Community, Sales and Marketing and other support staff gave it their best to make this noble cause a grand success.
this without the support of the multiple partners and participants. Together, we made a difference and we are grateful to each one of you!
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