The Television and Computer are a Source of Instant Gratification

Although adults who didn’t have cell phones and computers when they were growing up think that all of this “screen time” is bad for children it really is not, “screen time” is actually good for kids, phones and computers help the human population communicate faster and more efficiently, the average social media user has more close ties, and the opportunities outweigh the so called “distractions”.

Screentime is bad for people. It can control almost everything we do, and make us disconnected from the real world.

Screen time has numerous negative effects for children which can be putting them at a disadvantage later on in life. Parents are starting to rely on screens as a cheap and convenient

In the world of parenting, there are many guidelines, suggested strategies, and debated techniques attached to how a child should be raised. One of the most controversial today with advancing technology is the amount of screen time children should be exposed to, or if they should be exposed at all. Each side has a passionate attachment to their stance as well as statistics to back it up. However, the best position to have is to leave it up to the parents to decide.

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

In order to balance both there has to be comparative with the parents. Technology isn’t good nor bad. It can only benefit the child if the parents put a limit to their time in the screen. Parents need to set up a schedule in where the kids will follow the time the kids will be using the tablet/ phone. As well have time to play with other kids, and just interact with there own family member. In the article, Screen time: A guide for parents states, “ keeping computers out of the bedroom, and keep them in a common area in your house. This will make sure that the child isn’t using their computers/ tablets during the time they have to rest. Kids need to have a good rest, and not having technology in their rooms because it could cause irregular sleep. Just having the parent take action in how much kids need to spend time in the screens can be a good start. Luscombe argues, “ Take away the idea that all screens are bad, but the face-to -face time for young people is an important part of the socialization process”. Parents seem to not understand that children need to develop good social skills, and that can only be done by interacting with others, and get a sense on others points of views. Parents need to stop giving the kids technology to keep them quiet for a while, because at the end it's hurting the child

Research shows that the majority of screen time has a negative effect on children of all ages. Children ranging from ages two to 11, on average, spend anywhere from 25 to 35 hours a week in front of the television, or other forms of screen time.  At such young

Teens’ screen time should be limited, not by a strict rule enforced by their parents, but by being taught guidelines as to how long and when are the appropriate times to use the devices. In his article, Don’t Limit Your Teen’s Screen Time, Chris Bergman argues that if technology is unrestricted, social events and time without supervision aren’t “an opportunity for… kids to binge on tech because they couldn't otherwise” (1). What Bergman is saying is the more you can not have something, the more you will want it, so by not enforcing strict rules about technology, parents allow their children to take social opportunities as a time to interact with others, rather than a time to sneak in more screen time. Although keeping a lenient rule over one’s

In the article “How to cut children’s screen time? say no to yourself first.” It talks about how screen time should be limited for everyone. Many kids and dults are so attached to their electroicanic devices that they forgot how to interact with people. Two experts at the harvard school of public health, Steven Cortmarker and Kaley Skapinky, introduce a free quide, “out smarting the smart screens: A parent’s quide to the tools that are here to help” as well as healthy activites that can limit excessive screen time. Steiner-Adair is concerned about parental failure to pay full attaction to their children “at the critical time of the day, like when taking children to and from school.” She urge parents to establish a device-free times of day,

The purpose of the research article from the scholarly journal Childhood Education (2014) is to discuss the arguments currently surrounding the topic of media, technology, and screen time (MeTS) and its use with young children, and create an international dialogue on what steps should be taken in the future on how to responsibly use MeTS in a way that is productive and developmentally appropriate. The authors first discuss what global issues currently stand referring to MeTS, citing statistics of television, video game, and computer exposure among young children (children younger than 6). It is described that in the United States alone, “83% of children under 6 years old use…two hours with a television and DVD player, 1 hour with video

"It's Time to Let Go of Screen Fears". I can't help but be oppositional to this side of the argument. When it comes to the health of our society, we need to listen to people that can be trusted. That is why we can't ignore the advice of the American Academy of Pediatrics when they say the reccomended screen time for children is 1-2 hours. The growing number of different devices has been linked to a lower test scores and a decrease in kids' creativity that hasn't been seen in fifty years. Technology is one of the industries in this day in age that is always growing so we need to put a limit on how much screen time we're getting before it is too late.

Surprisingly many people do not believe in screen time because in their eyes it takes away from many things like education. How can people say this when most don’t have strong evidence? Disagreeing with this statement is hard to do but there is strong evidence to prove how screen time is more beneficial than not. Schools should take part in the national “Shut Down Your Screen Week” because devices give us new skills, quick access to information, and stronger relationships.

Do you think kids should be limited on screen time? Well, kids invest almost four hours daily watching TV and playing video games. Kids could be getting exercise for four more hours. Another reason is kids should get fresh air. In fact fresh air is better for you than the air you breathe indoors. Also, TV and video games are a waste of time. Many kids don't get their homework done for class, but they have time to play video games and waste their time. Two to five year olds should have no more than one hour of electronic time daily. Anymore than that can damage their eyes at a young age. Kids in the range of five to eighteen shouldn’t be on electronics for more than two hours daily. Children in this age range should socialize and actually talk

By setting in place time limits, parents can help their children to be more connected with the real world rather than their phone or device. Doctor Richard Graham, Adolescent Psychologist, say that: "It is important to restrict the time children spend using technology to help prevent forming an unhealthy dependence" (Daily Mail). Since technology is alluring to kids, they have to have parameters set so that they will not develop attachment to a device, and in turn overuse it. An important aspect to prevent the overuse of technology in young kids is to not allow television or tablets to be kept in the child's room. Television and such being kept in a child's room makes it harder for the parent to monitor how much time the child is actually spending on electronics (Scientific America). The basis of becoming attached to using a device is by allowing children to overuse them, and there must be careful rules set in place by the parents to ensure that the waste of valuable time does not

Today’s kids spend an astounding 300% more time in front of a screen than in 1995, a fact given by Rawhide.org. This statistic alone gives people a reason to question the amount of dependency the human race has put on screen technology, as well as if screen technology has come too far. In my opinion, screen technology and human dependency on technology have both come too far and will soon cause us more harm than good.