Family time isn’t what it used to be. Half the household is glued to phones, someone’s scrolling TikTok, someone else is “doom-working” on their laptop and the rest are trying to convince themselves that watching TV together still counts as bonding. So here’s a throwback idea that actually works, word search puzzles . Yes, those old-school grids of letters you probably remember from the back of the Sunday paper. They’re making a quiet comeback, thanks to modern puzzle authors like Chris Alick , whose themed books (available on Amazon) are proving that low-tech fun might just be the smartest upgrade your family night needs. The Case for Puzzles Over Screens We live in a world where “togetherness” often means sitting in the same room staring at different devices. A word search puzzle is the antidote to that. It’s tactile, social and weirdly competitive once people get into it. When everyone’s searching for the same hidden word, you’re not just playing a game, you’re engaging, l...