Zone’in Workshops

Harnessing Energy
Sensory Processing

Sensory tools and techniques for responsible learning. Harnessing Energy profiles the Zone’in Concept to improve self-regulation, and offers strategies to enhance sensory processing, attention and learning.
Back to Basics
Motor Development

Printing – The forgotten foundation for literacy. Back to Basics raises awareness about declining literacy, and provides recommendations to ease the job of printing and reading for all children.
A Cracked Foundation
Attachment and Addictions

How virtual parenting is destroying children. A Cracked Foundation profiles how attachment formation is an underlying causal factor for the recent rise in child mental illness and addiction.
Mixed Signals
Technology Balance

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development. Mixed Signals covers research related to the impact of technology in child physical, mental, social, and academic domains.
Why Can’t Children Sit Still?
Attention and Learning

The importance of movement and nature for attention and learning. Why Can’t Children Sit Still? promotes increased access to age appropriate play structures, nature trails, and recreational spaces.
Diminishing Returns
Successful Schools

Increasing profits in the classroom.Diminishing Returns addresses student diversity, and offers solutions for classroom, gym and playgrounds to improve productivity.
Healthy Interactions
Early Intervention

Critical factors for early child development. Healthy Interactions raises awareness regarding the early need for adequate movement, touch, human connection, and nature.
Generational Healing
First Nations

Recognizing and respecting past ancestry. Generational Healing profiles attachment formation in First Nations communities, and offers strategies to repair primary relationships.
Educational Programs
Teacher Training

For Programs Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in, and Live’in. Teacher Training Programprovides participants will essential tools and techniques to implement Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in and Live’in Products.
Balanced Technology Management
Human Productivity

Powerful strategies to increase workplace productivity.Balanced Technology Management raises awareness regarding the impact of technology on human productivity, and offers tools and techniques to optimize worker performance.
Disconnect to Reconnect
Parent Workshop

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development and learning.Disconnect to Reconnect enables parents to manage healthy balance between activities children need for growth and success, with technology use.

The Ten Deadly Sins of TV and Videogames – Are YOU Addicted?

Vancouver, BC – To promote media coverage of the world wide TV Turn-Off Week April 21-27 ’08, Cris Rowan gives permission to print the following Ten Deadly Sins of TV and Videogames, and the Television/Videogame Addiction Questionnaire (extensive supporting research included). Please refer to www.zoneinworkshops.com for Media Kit and additional news releases and articles.

The Ten Deadly Sins of TV and Videogames

Increased Aggression – family conflict, bullying, societal violence
Addiction – â€˜child diagnosis mania’ is sweeping North America with unnecessary medication of very young children, social isolation
Physical Impairments – developmental delay, obesity, diabetes, eating disorders, sleep problems
Mental Impairments – anxiety, depression, stress, burnout, boredom
Attachment Disorders – ADD, ADHD, Autism, Reactive Attachment Disorder
Failure to Form Identity – you become what you watch
Disintegration of the Family Unit – disconnection from others
Decline of the School Empire – declining literacy, poor attention, lower academics, increased curriculum expectations
Destruction of Nature – who will save the world in front of a TV?
Creation of an Unsustainable Planet!

What Can YOU Do?

Ban violent ALL videogames – they are inadvertently killing your children! Medical profession should prescribe a three month trial â€˜unplug’ before drugging children with psychotropic medication. Balance technology use with exercise; an hour â€˜plugged’ = an hour â€˜unplugged’. For optimal development, children need to play outside at least 2-3 hours per day, rough and tumble play. Families that play together stay together. Increase gym, recess, music, dance, drama, arts in schools to improve physical, mental and imaginative states. Get back to nature…now! Children are our future, and there is no future in virtual reality.

Television/Videogame Addiction Questionnaire

		Yes	No
1.	Tolerance: “I watch the same amount of TV, or play the same amount of videogames as I used to, but it’s not as fun anymore.”
2.	Withdrawal: “I can’t imagine going without TV or videogames.”
3.	Unintended Use: “I often watch TV or play videogames for longer than I intended.”
	Persistent Desire: “I’ve tried to stop using TV and/or videogames, but I can’t.”
5.	Time Spent: “TV and videogames take up almost all my play time.”
6.	Displacement of Other Activities: “I sometimes watch TV or play videogames, when I should be spending time with my family or friends, doing my homework or going to bed.”
7.	Continued Use: “I keep watching TV or playing videogames, even though I know it isn’t good for me.”

Total number of “yes” answers __________

If you answered “yes” to 3 or more questions, you are addicted to TV, videogames or both.

Cris Rowan, BScOT, BScBi
CEO Zone’in Programs Inc
6840 Seaview Rd.
Sechelt, BC V0N3A4
1-888-896-6346, 1-877-896-6346 fax
crowan@zonein.ca

Harnessing EnergySensory Processing

Sensory tools and techniques for responsible learning. Harnessing Energy profiles the Zone’in Concept to improve self-regulation, and offers strategies to enhance sensory processing, attention and learning.

Back to BasicsMotor Development

Printing – The forgotten foundation for literacy. Back to Basics raises awareness about declining literacy, and provides recommendations to ease the job of printing and reading for all children.

A Cracked FoundationAttachment and Addictions

How virtual parenting is destroying children. A Cracked Foundation profiles how attachment formation is an underlying causal factor for the recent rise in child mental illness and addiction.

Mixed SignalsTechnology Balance

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development. Mixed Signals covers research related to the impact of technology in child physical, mental, social, and academic domains.

Why Can’t Children Sit Still?Attention and Learning

The importance of movement and nature for attention and learning. Why Can’t Children Sit Still? promotes increased access to age appropriate play structures, nature trails, and recreational spaces.

Diminishing ReturnsSuccessful Schools

Increasing profits in the classroom.Diminishing Returns addresses student diversity, and offers solutions for classroom, gym and playgrounds to improve productivity.

Healthy InteractionsEarly Intervention

Critical factors for early child development. Healthy Interactions raises awareness regarding the early need for adequate movement, touch, human connection, and nature.

Generational HealingFirst Nations

Recognizing and respecting past ancestry. Generational Healing profiles attachment formation in First Nations communities, and offers strategies to repair primary relationships.

Educational ProgramsTeacher Training

For Programs Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in, and Live’in. Teacher Training Programprovides participants will essential tools and techniques to implement Zone’in, Move’in, Unplug’in and Live’in Products.

Balanced Technology ManagementHuman Productivity

Powerful strategies to increase workplace productivity.Balanced Technology Management raises awareness regarding the impact of technology on human productivity, and offers tools and techniques to optimize worker performance.

Disconnect to ReconnectParent Workshop

Connection to technology is disconnecting child development and learning.Disconnect to Reconnect enables parents to manage healthy balance between activities children need for growth and success, with technology use.

The Ten Deadly Sins of TV and Videogames – Are YOU Addicted?

The Ten Deadly Sins of TV and Videogames

Harnessing Energy
Sensory Processing

Back to Basics
Motor Development

A Cracked Foundation
Attachment and Addictions

Mixed Signals
Technology Balance

Why Can’t Children Sit Still?
Attention and Learning

Diminishing Returns
Successful Schools

Healthy Interactions
Early Intervention

Generational Healing
First Nations

Educational Programs
Teacher Training

Balanced Technology Management
Human Productivity

Disconnect to Reconnect
Parent Workshop