Quotes by Robert Kesten

“In many ways the alarm bells in the scientific community have been going off for quite some time. But they have never dramatically impacted the general public.”

“Its really a time to explore the unknown. Children spend more time with parents, parents with each other, people get outside and students recognize theyre studying more and better, and doing more reading.”

“Theres been a greater recognition that this is an important issue. Were expecting somewhere between 8 and 10 million [participants] in the United States alone this year.”

“Its generally when everybody is back from spring break and its before the mad rush for the end of the [school] year.”

“Its not a replacement baby-sitter. The goal is for this to really engage the entire family.”

“Dont go into anything without a plan. See whats going on in your community and invest yourself in those opportunities.”

“Its not just television. Its television, games and recreational use of the computer. Our hope is that before the week is over [people] dont go back to four, five, six hours in front of a screen.”

“Instead of recreating with the screen, go out and do things.”