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Nov 20, 20207:30PM - 8:30PM

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Our Mission

At ParentCircle we have 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 a child feel loved, understood, safe and secure.

About #GadgetFreeHour

We launched our #GadgetFreeHour campaign in 2019 with the aim of helping 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.

Last year, #GadgetFreeHour 2019 was a roaring success, touching the lives of millions of people. This year, we’re back with a new, bigger edition of #GadgetFreeHour 2020 on World Children’s Day, November 20th.

Just 60 minutes of connecting with your children and family will help you create memories for a lifetime

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How to take part

#GadgetFreeHour 2020 is for every family and there are various ways by which each one of you can be a part of this global movement. Join hands with us and help us spread the word amongst your community.

Take the pledge to spend time with your children and stay away from gadgets on World Children’s Day (November 20) between 7:30 PM and 8:30 PM
Sign up for our 20-20 Connection Challenge and share your experience with us
Encourage your child to take part in the Creative Contest for Children
Ideas to engage with children and family #GadgetFreeHour 2020
Join our community and share your ideas and experiences
Download resources to help you spread the word amongst your family and friends
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Join the Contest

Help spread the word

Individual

Post on your social media about #GadgetFreeHour 2020 and tag your family and friends
Take the pledge, participate in the challenge and have your children participate in the contest. Talk to your family and friends about your participation and encourage them to also participate
Download resources to help you spread the word amongst your family and friends

School

Download all the resources you will require to successfully run the campaign within your school community
Create awareness about #GadgetFreeHour within your school community
Declare November 20th as a NO HOMEWORK DAY at your school so children can spend valuable time with their parents without stressing over homework
Encourage your parents, teachers and students to take part in the various events and initiatives as a part of #GadgetFreeHour

Organization

Download all the resources you will require to successfully run the campaign within your community
Create awareness about #GadgetFreeHour within your community
Encourage your community to wind up work early during #GadgetFreeHour so that they can spend time with their families
Encourage parents and children to take part in the various events and initiatives as a part of #GadgetFreeHour

Corporate

Download all the resources you will require to successfully run the campaign within your company
Create awareness about #GadgetFreeHour within your employees
Encourage your employees to wind up work early during #GadgetFreeHour so that they can spend time with their families
Encourage your employees and their children to take part in the various events and initiatives as a part of #GadgetFreeHour

Restaurant

Download all the resources you will require to successfully run the campaign within your company
Create awareness about #GadgetFreeHour within your employees
Encourage your employees to wind up work early during #GadgetFreeHour so that they can spend time with their families
Encourage your employees and their children to take part in the various events and initiatives as a part of #GadgetFreeHour

Meet the Pledge Takers

Priya Kathpal (Nutritionist)
Dr Debarati Halder (Cyber Expert)
Dr Madhu Purushothaman (Pediatrician)
Manjulatha Kalanidhi (Journalist)
Dr. Jamuna Rajeswaran (Prof. Clinical Psychology)
Ashwini Nachappa (Indian Athlete and Actor)
Deepika Kumari (Indian Archer)

Gadget Free Hour Stories

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 Savio FernandoParent
Thank you for this wonderful initiative by the 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.
KarthigeyanParent
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
BharanidharanParent
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 MParent
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 NaveenkumarParent
My younger son was the teacher and we were all students during #GadgetFreeHour. I have never seen my wife laugh so much.
SelvamParent

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