YOU'RE WATCHING "TAKE 2."
WELCOME BACK.
SOME KIDS ARE ALREADY ENJOYING
THEIR SUMMER VACATION WITH MORE
STUDENTS GOING ON BREAK SOON.
HOW DO PARENTS KEEP THEM
ENTERTAINED AND OFF THOSE
PHONES?
PSYCHOLOGIST DR. ALANA COFFEE IS
HERE TO TELL US HOW TO DO THAT.
GOOD MORNING.
WELCOME BACK.
Kristine: IT CAN BE A FUN
TIME.
WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES OF
KEEPING OUR KIDS BUSY THIS
SUMMER?
AND IT IS A CHALLENGE.
THEY'RE GOING TO INCREASE ON
SCREEN TIME.
IF THEY'RE ON THE SCREENS FOR
SOME RESEARCH, FIND SOMETHING.
THEY SHOULD BE PURPOSELY ON
THAT.
AND NOT JUST WATCHING BUT DOING
SOMETHING.
WHAT ELSE?
GET OUTDOORS.
WE LIVE IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
STATE.
GET OUTSIDE.
GO DO SOMETHING.
I'VE BEEN ASKING KIDS, WHAT
WOULD YOU LIKES LIKE TO DO?
THEY'RE SAYING WE'RE TIRED.
WE GO TO SCHOOL ALL DAY.
SOME OF THEM HAVE JOBS.
THEY'RE TIRED.
THEY'D LIKE TO REST.
SLEEPING IN.
AND I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
VALUE OF THAT REST.
AND THE OTHER THING THEY SAID IS
IF YOU WANT US TO DO SOMETHING,
GIVE US A LIST.
GIVE US SOME PROJECTS AND GET US
INVOLVED.
GET OUR OWN MOTIVATION AND MIND
INVOLVED.
Kristine: A LOT OF PARENTS,
THEY WORK.
THEY CAN'T TAKE THE SUMMER OFF.
A LOT OF TEAMS ARE AT HOME WITH
LITTLE SUPERVISION.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
HARD, THAT ONE.
THEY ARE DEVELOPING AND THEY DO
TO US DATES.
FREE TIME.
LEVERAGE OTHER ADULTS IN THE
COMMUNITY.
PERFECT TIME FOR THEM TO SPEND
TIME WITH THEIR GRANDPARENTS,
AUNTIES AND UNCLES.
EVEN OLDER KIDS.
THEY'RE HOME FROM COLLEGE.
THEY MIGHT LIKE TO TAKE OUT A
TEEN.
LEV J -- LEVERAGING A FIELD TRIP
TRIP.
Kristine: BE ACTIVE.
USE YOUR MIND, MAYBE TURNING IT
INTO A PROJECT.
MAKES A
MAKE A LIST OF FIVE THINGS THAT
ARE NEW.
I CALL IT THE SUMMER BUCKET
LIST.
WE'RE UP ON SUMMER.
A LOT OF PLANS ARE ALREADY MADE.
IF YOU HAVEN'T MADE THOSE PLANS,
DEFINITELY MAKE A SUMMER TIME
BUCKET LIST.
KIDS, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
ACCOMPLISH AROUND THE HOUSE, IN
OUR COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD.
THINGS LIKE THAT.
NOT EVERYBODY IS TRAVELING AND
NOT EVERYBODY IS IN SUMMER FUN.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE SUMMER FUN
AND SUMMER SCHOOL, THOSE ARE
GREAT ACTIVITIES.
WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP
YOUNG MINDS ACTIVE?
THE EDUCATOR IN ME SAYS SO
THEY CAN HIT THE GROUND RUNNING
WHEN SCHOOL STARTS AGAIN.
MANY OF THEM DO HAVE BIG -- BOOKS
LISTS THEY'RE EXPECTED TO READ.
IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT,
SOMETHING THE PARENTS CAN
PLAYFULLY AND HAPPILY -- IMPOSE.
KEEP UP THE READING.
THERE ARE THINGS HAPPENING
HISTORICALLY.
THEY CAN RESEARCH WHAT'S GOING
ON WITH THE WEATHER PATTERN,
WHAT'S GOINGS-ON
INTERNATIONALLY.
THAT KIND OF RESEARCH.
Kristine: WHAT DO YOU THINK
OF A REWARDS SYSTEM?
IF YOU READ ONE BOOK A WEEK OR
ONE A MONTH, BE REWARDED WITH X.
IF YOU FINISH THIS PROJECT AT
HOME, CLEANING YOUR ROOM OR
GETTING SOME ITEMS TO DONATE,
YOU'LL BE REWARDED WITH 24??
WITH -- WITH THIS.
YOU'LL STILL GET TO LIVE
HERE.
[LAUGHTER]
YOUNGER KIDS, INCENTIVE.
YOU CAN INCENTIVIZE THEM BY THE
HOUR.
YOU DO AN HOUR OF THIS, YOU HAVE
AN HOUR OF SCREEN TIME.
SOME ARE PROUD OF THE PRODUCT
THAT THEY PUT OUT.
THEY DON'T NEED AN EXTERNAL
MOTIVATOR.
THEY'RE BUILDING THINGS.
THEY'RE HAPPY REFURBISHING YOU
UKULELE OR SOMETHING.
Kristine: THANK YOU.
DRESSED APPROPRIATELY FOR ME
MEMORIAL DAY.
LET'S THANK OUR FALLEN FAMILY
MEMBERS.
Kristine: WE'LL BREAK DOWN
THE STORIES YOU NEED TO KNOW
NEXT.
AND FOUR SISTERS WHO GREW UP IN
HAWAI'I HAVE RETURNED FOR A
HOMECOMING SHOW.
WE CATCH UP WITH THE BAND