Many violent acts are done by the "good guys," whom kids are taught to admire. This can confuse kids trying to understand the difference between right and wrong. Young kids are easily frightened by violent images. Behavior problems, nightmares , and trouble sleeping may happen after kids watch violence on screen. Older kids can be scared by violent images too.
Talking with kids this age will help them, so it's important to comfort them and explain what they see to help ease fears. But it's even better to not let your kids view shows or play games that could be frightening. TV and video games often show behaviors like drinking alcohol , doing drugs, smoking cigarettes , and having sex at a young age as cool, fun, and exciting.
When these things seem acceptable, kids and teens might be tempted to try them. That might lead to substance abuse problems, and studies show that teens who watch lots of sexual content are more likely to start sexual activity earlier.
Health experts have long linked too much screen time to obesity. When they're staring at screens, kids are inactive and tend to snack. They're also bombarded with ads that encourage them to eat unhealthy foods like potato chips and drink empty-calorie soft drinks that often become favorite snack foods.
Studies show that decreasing the amount of TV kids watched led to less weight gain and lower body mass index BMI. Replacing video game time with outdoor game time is another good way to help kids maintain a healthy weight.
Even older kids may need to be reminded of the purpose of advertising. Video games are especially full of pop-up ads with pressure to buy. Screens Won.
Digital game distributors, such as Steam report a considerable increase in the number of daily users over the past weeks: from 19 million in early March to a record high of A recent body of high-quality research has demonstrated that for children the impact of screen-time on mental health and well-being is fairly small.
Other factors, namely parental support, family relationships or adverse childhood experiences are more impactful than screen-time. This body of work includes large-scale surveys of more than , children , longitudinal research with children in UK , diary studies from UK, Ireland and the US. Little evidence still exists in low-and-middle-income settings, where access is more limited.
Rather, when considering such experiences, more attention should be paid to what children do online, the content they encounter, and their life environment and support networks in general. Not too much, not too little, but just the right amount of screen time seems to be optimal for children.
Screen-time has also been blamed for physical inactivity — a leading risk factor for global mortality which also contributes to childhood obesity. Some argue that restricting the time children spend with screens is one way to increase physical activity, but this is not supported by research. For many stuck inside today, the opposite actually holds true: active video games or exercise videos might be their best chance for physical activity. But back to the question about balance.
How we can help every child achieve it, both during a pandemic and when life goes back to normal? Adolescents have always been doing this, but with the advent of social media they are faced with more opportunities—and more traps—than ever before.
When kids scroll through their feeds and see how great everyone seems , it only adds to the pressure. As you get older and acquire more mastery, you begin to realize that you actually are good at some things, and then you feel that gap hopefully narrow. As Dr. Another big change that has come with new technology and especially smart phones is that we are never really alone.
The result is that kids feel hyperconnected with each other. Everyone needs a respite from the demands of intimacy and connection; time alone to regroup, replenish and just chill out. The silent treatment might be a strategic insult or just the unfortunate side effect of an online adolescent relationship that starts out intensely but then fades away. We can feel ourselves being put on the back burner, we put others back there, and our very human need to communicate is effectively delegated there, too.
Both experts interviewed for this article agreed that the best thing parents can do to minimize the risks associated with technology is to curtail their own consumption first.
Most of us check our phones or our email too much , out of either real interest or nervous habit. Kids should be used to seeing our faces, not our heads bent over a screen. Establish technology-free zones in the house and technology-free hours when no one uses the phone, including mom and dad. Steiner-Adair advises. Not only does limiting the amount of time you spend plugged in to computers provide a healthy counterpoint to the tech-obsessed world, it also strengthens the parent-child bond and makes kids feel more secure.
Kids need to know that you are available to help them with their problems, talk about their day, or give them a reality check. Steiner-Adair warns. And when kids start turning to the Internet for help or to process whatever happened during the day, you might not like what happens. In addition Dr. Wick advises delaying the age of first use as much as possible. But she advises against going through text messages unless there is cause for concern.
I see parents who are just plain old spying on their kids. Parents should begin by trusting their children. To not even give your kid the benefit of the doubt is incredibly damaging to the relationship. It could be sports or music or taking apart computers or volunteering—anything that sparks an interest and gives them confidence.
That most of these activities also involve spending time interacting with peers face-to-face is just the icing on the cake.
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