Essay On Screen Time

“Television has changed the American child from an irresistable force to an immovable object.” (Peter). There was a time when all children wanted to do was to run, play, explore, and be adventurous. As time evolved, children have found more interest in television. Statistics show that a child spends 900 hours per year in school,and they spend 1,200 hours per year watching television. When asked to choose between watching T.V. and spending time with their families fifty-four percent of four to six year olds voted they would prefer to watch television. Television has changed the mindset of children over the years it has been proven that the more programs they watch, the more harmful it is to their brain development. T.V.

In the article entitled “Screen Addiction Is Taking a Toll on Children” Jane E. Brody discusses how the youth is facing a problematic issues with electronic media causing them to become unhealthy and hindering their normal development. First, Brody points outs that a great deal of electronic media usage can conflict with children’s schoolwork. The writer also indicates that adolescents who spend a great deal of their time playing video games tend to block out the outside world and become anti-social. In addition, she states that “young children under the age of two should not be exposed to electronic media because a child’s brain develops rapidly during the first years”. The author also indicates that young children learn more efficiently by

Some may believe that screen addiction, or screen obsession is a concern for teenagers. Depending on the use for the screen time that may or may not be the case. In the article "Teen and Screen Time is a Problem, But More Study Is Needed" by Marc Potenza he states, "Some individuals game to the point of dropping out of school, or isolating themselves from real-world socializing" (Potenza). Although this may sound very disturbing, these cases can be considered extreme and most of the consequences may be mostly video gaming. In contrast, there are other uses for screen time such as educational purposes, or learning new things. Technology is all around us and it is not something that's going away anytime soon. Many kids these days have technology devices, even schools encourage students to further

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

Technology has been part of our daily live more frequently than before. Screen time has been more popularly used on kids and adolescents. On a daily bases many kids seem to spend more time inside on their tablets, instead of having to spend time with other kids. This is a problem that is becoming more popular over the years,on whether kids need to spend that much time on technology or not. Parents either seem to have strict technology usage, or they either don’t. There has always been a huge controversy with experts, who either think that screen time is beneficial or could cause problems later on in life. There are many views towards this topic, from hurting kids brains, to helping them during school, and socially.

According to some research this is another reason to reduce screen time. Joan Ganz Cooney Center, a non-profit research and production institute, suggested that little ones spend less than half the time in front of screens watching educational material between the ages of 2 and 10. We can only assume that statistic will deplete in time. Family income cannot be helped but is also a determining factor. According to the center lower income families had their children doing better with watching educational screen activities then higher income families. I take that as less means leads to more interaction and attention to the better educational route and more leading to lack

Statistics show that screen time negatively affects children’s learning abilities and development. “The effects of so much screen time can include speech delays, aggressive behavior and obesity.” (Lavey) Since parents play a role in how much television their kids can watch, they can minimize the chances of their brains not developing correctly. “The first 2 years of life are considered a critical time for brain development. TV and other electronic media can get in the way of exploring, playing, and interacting with parents and others, which encourages learning and healthy physical and social development.” (Kids Health) Children do

“Screen-time Is Making Kids Moody, Crazy and Lazy” is an article about how electronics affect a person’s behavior, more specifically, a child’s behavior. Dunckley states, “…interactive screen-time is more likely to cause sleep, mood, and cognitive issues, because it’s more likely to cause hyper arousal and compulsive use.” She lists six reasons how electronics alter our moods.

("Screen time takes a mental and physical toll on kids.") Watching too much TV can lead to laziness, and weight gain. Studies show that kids that dont go out and play anymore are out of shape. Children 2 years of age should be limited up to 2 hours of tv time a day, studies show that children who watches tv delays brain devlopment. ("The devlopment toll might be more worrying.") Delayed brain devlopment is very popular, in kids who dont get green time. Reseach shows that there

There have been a multitude of studies in recent years on the subject of screen time and the effects it can have on children of all ages. Previously, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that children from 0-2 years of age not be exposed to any screen time at all (American Academy of Pediatrics, [AAP], 2016). This included television, video games, smart phones, tablets, movies and computers. The AAP has recently changed its recommendation, though, stating that “Some media can have educational value for children starting at around 18 months of age, but it 's critically important that this be high-quality programming, such as the content offered by Sesame Workshop and PBS.” (AAP, 2016). The recommendation for children ages 2-5 is still the same, at one hour of high quality programming a day, and for children age 6 and older, to use consistent limits on the time spent

The effect that screentime and electronic use has on children has been investigated and questioned since these technologies have been available. As time goes by, this effect has become more clear despite the trend of younger and younger children using electronics at an early age. We should moderate and limit the effect that excessive screentime may have on our children, because it has been shown to be linked to reduced sleep and depression; the 7.5 daily hours children spend behind a screen cut heavily into playtime; and electronics don't provide a fully suitable substitute for the benefits of regular play.

The intended audience for this article would be researchers. It talks about a few studies that have been done about how different types of screen media the main one being television, affect development in young children. No one knows the affects media viewing has on early development. They acknowledge the need for further research. (Napier, 2014). I feel that it would be a good article for parents to read also. It can give parents insight into how watching television or other electronic devices can have an effect on their infants and younger children. Most brain development occurs in the first two to three years of life, (Napier, 2014), so they are saying that it is not good for younger children to watch television and if they do watch it you should limit the time.

The effects on screen time is a new issue being brewed in the United States. Parents are becoming very concerned with the amount of time kids are playing or watching electronics. Should they limit this or should they not? Is it healthy or unhealthy? Will they become anti-social and not be able to make conversation? Although these questions are still being debated today, countless research has been done for this investigation. This problem has sparked recently in around 2012 however has been a concern since 1929 when the first television was commercially sold to the working american class (Television in the US NP). In 2018 according to the Washington Post, the average teenager spends just under 9 hours of screen time per day, non-school related

As children begin their journey into a school setting, they will need good background on subjects to ensure they are not behind; this will come from their home life. As toddlers grow up, their exposure to new knowledge also grows. With the help of educational TV, we are able to begin that exposure early. However, we do not want to overexpose them to TV, but some is acceptable and helpful. Pediatricians recommend parents to “limit the amount of total entertainment screen time to <1 to 2 hours per day” (American Academy of Pediatrics 959). By limiting the amount of screen time and only allowing for educational means of screen time, we are encouraging education and learning at a young age. As children grow older, they interact with new technologies, but with a strong positive educational influence in their younger years, we are encouraging it to continue. The use of educational technology at a young age is dependent on the compliance of parents and with that compliance; we are giving our children a better educational experience and equipping them with better educational technologies to use in their futures.

Since the mid-twentieth century, researchers have studied the amount of television watched by American children. They found children spend more time, almost 5,000 hours, watching television than any other activity except sleep prior to entering into grade school (Liebert, Neale, & Davidson, 1973). These results rank television as the main source of entertainment for young children between the ages of three to fives years old.