 Stretches of unstructured, screen-free time might sound a little scary, but researchers found that those stretches provide a great opportunity for kids to embrace curiosity, creativity, and garner life skills. So suggest an activity or two, like building a fort or making an obstacle course, but be as general as possible. That allows your child to fill in the blanks and gives them the freedom to do what they want, safely, of course. I'm Cooper Lawrence, and this is All Well and Good.