Why Is Screen Time Limits Important For Children?

It is too often that television is used as a child-minder for parents to get

In her essay “Screen Addiction is Taking a Toll on Children” Jane Brody argues the fact that modern technology is negatively impacting our youth by her use of logical appeals and evidence from outside sources. Brody believes that teenagers are becoming so addicted to video games that they will not stop the game for anything, even a bathroom break (1). With the rapid rate that technology is advancing screen addiction is beginning at a remarkably young age. The increase in technology use is only going to continue to rise and with the negative effects it has on todays children, such as violence and isolation there must be some way to reach a solution to this rapidly growing problem.

The argument if children should be aloud on the screen time for a long amount of time has been going on for a very long time. I believe that the APP should extend their limitation on screen time because it has so many benefits for children of all ages.

After reading both passages I have to say i agree with, "Screen Time Limits Are Vital for Children." I choose the side of this passage becasue i think it is true that technology is taking over rapidly. The attention spands of young children these days is controlled by screens of technology devices. I see it in my own relatives as well, for instance my younger cousin that is in second grade. My cousin has a iphone and she is always on it as much as she can be unless at school. This i think is not good for herself and other young youth's future ahead. As said in the passage, "Studies report that television viewing by preschoolers lowers their executive funtions such as the ability to complete a given task." If this continues on ahead children

Some may not agree with screen time and may not let kids have any. This is bad for the child because he or she will not be as familiar with the device as others and will be at a great disadvantage. It could also be bad for the child because they wouldn't be as driven to talk to people as they would if they were behind a screen.

Screen time cuts into a toddler’s sleep and exercise time, which are important to combat childhood obesity. It is suggested that children 18 months and younger receive no screen time, children 18 months to two years should have very limited screen time with no solo use, and children ages two to five should be limited to one hour of screen time per day.

Playing video games too much can have negative effects on a child. Too much time playing video games can result in a child not spending anytime out side. They can get lost within the game and play for hours on end (Hughes, 2014). A child should not loose touch within their own brain, within the brain they have their own creativity, their imagination. When children do not use their imagination, they do not play like their parents did when their parents were younger. A little factual information, children at the age of eight consume 13 hours a week playing video games, and children between 13 to 18 years of age spend 14 hours a week playing video games(Hughes, 2014). The amount of gaming that these children play is just amazing. The down side is that video games take away so much of a child’s day, that the child could be missing out on enjoying a beautiful day outside when the weather is nice. Children mostly do not like to play the

Avoid television for children under two years of age. Current research on early brain development suggests that babies and toddlers have a critical need for direct interaction with parents and other caregivers in order to allow for appropriate development of social, cognitive, and emotional skills.

As a child wakes up every morning, their first action of the day, is to usually walk downstairs and click on the television and the parent usually wakes up to the sound of their child’s favorite television show blasting throughout their house. And as the parent walks down the stairs, the child is sitting in front of the television both eyes glued to the screen and the parents begin to think about how much time they have to themselves in the morning. But in that time that the parent is using for themselves; the child is being entertained by the television; that television maybe entertaining the child but it could be possibly hurting their development. This has lead researchers, and health practitioners to invesigate how these changes may be influencing children’s development. The television could be more harmful than anyone could ever realize for a number of reasons The important thing to recognize the relationships between the television and children’s development, is influential. These developmental problems can include giving false hopes, making kids less intelligent, hiding adult humor in the dialogue. The level of influence however, varies on the age of the child because of the way they are developing. And because they are still developing, they can give kids things like false hope, making them less intelligent, and hiding adult humor in dialogue.

Researchers and the American Academy of Pediatrics did a study and recommends that kids under two years old not watch television. This is due to the fact that the first two years of a child’s life is considered a critical time for brain development. Television and other electronics media can get in the way of a child being able to explore, play, and interact with parents and others, and disable the learning of health, physical, and social development.

More than 30 years of research has shown that excessive TV watching by children can interfere with the development of intelligence, thinking skills, an imagination; it can slow down the development of reading and speaking skills; it can slow down the development of reading and speaking skills; it can cultivate violent or aggressive behavior; and may even contribute to ADD/ADHD. (N. Carolina PTA)

A concurrent study conducted by the Children's Hospital of Cincinnati and reported by ABC News states "40 percent of 2-year-olds are watching a minimum of three hours of television a day." These numbers are simply alarming. The report goes on further to state "That kids under 2 shouldn't be watching TV at all and those between 2 and 5 should be strictly limited to two hours a day." We are setting a pattern from an early age in these small children that will affect the rest of their lives.

In an average lifetime, someone will spend about fifteen percent of their life in school; fifteen percent of their life spent sitting in desks, reading books, doing homework, and watching lectures. School is one of the biggest parts of a child’s life, and cannot afford to be distracted from by media. Children today will often spend more time interacting with media on a weekly basis more than anything else, save sleep. This can have serious repercussions on a child’s physical and mental condition (Canadian par. 4). A substantial number of children begin watching television at an earlier age and in greater amounts than what experts recommend. Television viewing frequently limits children’s time for vital activities such as reading, playing, or learning to talk, spending time with peers and family, storytelling, participating in regular exercise, and developing other necessary physical, mental and social skills. Watching television

Anderson and Evans postulated that any possible outcome of television on the toddler age group probably is determined by whether the program is aimed at younger or older viewers. They defined having the television on a program that a child would have little to none understanding as background television and a program with content specifically for the child, as foreground television (Pempek, Kirkorian, and Anderson 2014). Anderson and Evans discovered that while foreground television would have a more positive effect on children, background television may be a negative influence on toddlers because of the distraction it can cause. Mainly, background television directly impacts parent and child behavior. This study re-examines data from experiments of Kirkorian in order to compare both quantity and quality of

There are positive and negative effects to letting a child watch too much TV. Parents should limit their child’s screen time. If a parent lets them watch too much TV the child will not get the proper amount of sleep they need due to the suppression of the hormone melatonin which regulates the sleep/wake cycle. (Dhruvin Patel, Thrive Global) According to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s survey, in the University of Rhode Islands Digital Commons@URI, on media use in 2010 in four 8-18 years old will spend an average ten hours and forty-five minutes exposed to some type of media (TV, cell phone, or computer/tablet). (Hatch, 3-4) Parents need to be sure to limit their child’s screen time, although, there are some positive effects to letting them watch TV. If a child watches TV they can become more educated on current events and they could learn special skills they did not know they had. Letting a child watch tv can inspire them to reach a goal they have set. If a child watches a show such as, American Ninja Warrior, it can inspire that child to work and be able to do a course like that in their life.