Limiting Screen Time

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends children under the age of two years have no screen time, with the exception of video chatting. Children younger than two benefit from a hands-on learning approach, therefore, introducing them to a digital device takes away time they need to be socially interactive to develop their cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional skills. By the age of two, and through the preschool aged years it is recommended that children have no more than 1 ½ hours of screen time per week, and that screen time should be monitored to ensure it is educational as well as age appropriate. There are even television channels and computer applications that are dedicated to creating educational, engaging, and enjoyable content for such young viewers, however, it should be noted that

Let’s face it: We’ve all at some point and time played on our phone while hanging out with kids. Whether it’s a quick text or a social media post, it can be difficult to put our electronics down. But in all honestly, our email and Facebook can wait. Especially if it means setting a good example for your child and protecting their health, since increased screen time is associated with higher rates of childhood obesity.

Although children spend about seven hours a day on tech devices, parents should not limit how much time children spend on tech devices. Children should not be limited because some children only comminicate through these devices, some children use teir devices for educational reason, and some children only know how to enternain themselves through their devices. If a child is limited on their devices, they will rush and mess up and there is no clue how nuts that child will go.

A park that used to be filled with kids is now filled with people of all ages. No, they’re not socializing or hanging out, they’re playing Pokemon Go. A research by Morgan Hampton showed that most children and teens spend 75% of their lives with their eyes on their screen. Students who unplugged their devices for 24 hours felt extremely lonely and didn't know how to fill their time. Give your kid a voice. If you’re wanting to limit technology time ask them about it, don't make it unfair. A researcher from Time Magazine says “They are familiar with kids who are game-addicts, textaholics, and Facebook freaks. Use the wisdom of your kids to help knit together a strategy to deal with media screens in your home,” says Ratner. Older kids who are

One of the most well known arguements of our time is not a hard concept to grasp. From limiting the time infront of a screen, to completely disregaurding any possibe flaws with screen viewing, both sides of this debate have their pros and cons.

Another reason screen time needs to be limited is because it can cause lack of sleep. Too much screen time can cause children to stay up way past their bedtime, to cause lack of sleep. Per the Kids Matter website, “engaging the brain with exciting or provocative information before bed may trigger emotional and hormonal responses.” Those responses will cause teens and tweens to have trouble falling asleep. One more thing that causes lack of sleep is electronic’s light from the screen. The light getting exposed produces melatonin. Melatonin causes a person to become more alert, and when people are alert it is hard to go to sleep. “About 72 percent of children ages six to 17 sleep with at least one electronic device in their bedroom, which leads

Instead of completely keeping children from technology, parents should allow them to use it in the right way. Interactive games and applications can be a beneficial learning tool for children. Dan D. Young, the founder of VINCI and the creator of VINCI Blended Learning, explains how technology is beneficial for children in his article, “Technology can Stimulate the Infant Brain”, by pointing out that “when properly selected, these games get infants to slow down and think, thus making decisions and exercising the gears in their brains.” Technology will improve the way children think and process things if parents find the right applications instead of just letting the children play fun games that will not teach the child anything. Parents with

The American Association of Pediatrics has recommended a limit of two hours of screen time per day for teenagers. But, at and after school kids are on their devices for homework and for educational purposes and other leisure activities. These students are on their computers for more than two hours going past the recommendation by doing only schoolwork. Because students are asked to use devices in school screen time should be increased to four hours a day.

Too much screen-time can lead to children becoming lazy and lethargic, preferring to stay inside and tune out reality rather than do something more productive. This would have the immediate consequence of obesity, but this would also train kids to ignore the real world.

The article is about children spending less time to play outside, in the nature. The reason this happen because of their parents, the society, modern development and the safety of today’s world compare to the previous generation.

The 21st Century has brought in a wave of technological advancement. The rapid growth of digital technology has caused unexpected changes to the developmental growth of children. It has become a vital part of everyday use for adults and children. However, the consequences of prolonged screen time negatively affect children's behavior, social, and the well-being of a child.

Technology can be helpful for children’s learning, but it can also be very detrimental. There are too many distractions for children and when they have unlimited access to a game or show, it can be a problem. It limits their

In this decade, technology knowledge is a necessity to be able to perform duties such as grocery shopping, navigating around town, or research for schoolwork. Computers are involved in every aspect of our lives. People use computers to analyze graphs for the economy, write novels, and implement the needs of every human on the planet. Children have grown accustomed to the new age and have gradually stopped traditional outside play and incorporated technology into their everyday lives. Technology has made it easier for children to learn but negatively affected children more than benefitting from it. I have trouble with my own daughter because she is very intelligent and accustomed to her Ipad, she has become increasingly lazy and would refuse to go outside to play. This affects me because I feel like she should be exploring the world, using her imagination, socializing with others, and exercising for her health benefits as well. I need to set limitations for her usage in technology and other parents should be doing the same as well. Children should be limited to electronic use to one hour a day to prevent obesity, depression, academic failure, and to increase social skills amongst other children.

Due to multiple reasons, my personal stance on the “great screen debate” is that today our kids are spending way too much “screen time”. According to Medline Plus, too much screen time can “make it hard for your child to sleep at night, raise your child’s risk of attention problems, anxiety, and depression, and raise your child’s risk of gaining too much weight” (Screen time and children: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia). These are only just a few of the many negative effects of too much screen time in developing children.

What is an acceptable amount of screen time? The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children over two years of age and adolescents have less than two hours of screen time a day (Houghton, et al., p. 1). However, that recommendation was originally made in 1999 and only considered screen time that was used for entertainment. Since so much screen time these days is now spent for educational and social media purposes, two hours may no longer be practical (Houghton, et al., p. 9). Screen time activities for academic, social, education purposes are “seamlessly integrated” into children’s daily routine (Houghton, et al., p. 2). Cell phone apps make it easy to log on anytime with the push of a button. It is not surprising a recent study showed that 45% of eight year olds and 80% of 16 year olds exceeded the recommended two hours of daily screen time.