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How Much Screen Time Is Too Much?

instructional tools. Experts increasingly highlight that how youngsters use devices is as essential as how much they use them.

The Downsides Of Too Much Screen Time

Too much screen time is bad for youngsters. Here are several major issues.

Social, emotional, and behavioral development

Screen time’s effects on development are parents’ primary concern, and rightly so. Kids on screens lose out on socializing with parents, adults, and peers.

Screen use is linked to hyperactivity, impulsivity, and poor decision-making in youngsters. Too much TV in infancy and preschool hinders thinking, language, and social abilities. Children may act out after seeing violent stuff because they’re scared or copying it.

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) studied more than 4,500 preteens. They discovered that those who spent more than two hours a day on screens performed worse on language and cognitive tests. Over seven hours causes premature cortical thinning (the brain’s outer layer, which processes sensory information).

Weight issues

Screens keep kids still. Reducing screen time reduces juvenile obesity and weight increase, according to studies. It may also entail more food promotion and TV munching.

One five-year study of nearly 3,500 youngsters in eight nations revealed that every hour of screen use increased the risk of obesity by 16 percent. The same research indicated that every hour of sleep loss elevated the risk of obesity by 23 percent.

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Sleep issues

Screen use, especially at night, reduces children’s sleep. According to the AAP, even tiny displays like phones and tablets may impair sleep. Screen light may delay melatonin production, making sleep harder. Children are twice as susceptible to light as adults. Violent media exposure was linked to nocturnal sleep issues in preschoolers.

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Unhealthy habits

Parents worry about addiction and dependence as kids become older. Screen addiction is hard to break. One research indicated that 4-year-olds who watched more TV had greater difficulty taking screen breaks at 6.

A study of nearly 40,000 children aged two to 17 found that youngsters who use screens for seven hours or more a day are twice as likely to develop depression or anxiety. High-media users also have lower curiosity, self-control, and emotional stability.

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Screen time isn’t awful. Your youngster should have time for healthy activities like

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