Excessive #screentime can affect young people's emotional development
#Parents #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://theconversation.com/excessive-screen-time-can-affect-young-peoples-emotional-development-213869
#Parents #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://theconversation.com/excessive-screen-time-can-affect-young-peoples-emotional-development-213869
The Conversation
Excessive screen time can affect young people's emotional development
Teachers are reporting a perceived lack of social skill development in children and teens. How might excessive screen time affect this development?
"There's been a longstanding debate over why so many kids are going nearsighted—because bad eyesight used to be attributed solely to genetics.
Now, experts agree that something else is going on, resulting from a shift in how children spend the majority of their time. Too little time outside. Too much time indoors, often staring at screens."
#Screens #Screentime #ChildrensHealth #Parents #RightToKnow
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1200611635/the-story-behind-soaring-myopia-among-children
Now, experts agree that something else is going on, resulting from a shift in how children spend the majority of their time. Too little time outside. Too much time indoors, often staring at screens."
#Screens #Screentime #ChildrensHealth #Parents #RightToKnow
https://www.npr.org/2023/10/17/1200611635/the-story-behind-soaring-myopia-among-children
NPR
The story behind soaring myopia among kids
In part three: host Manoush Zomorodi explores how our tech habits are causing our eyes to change shape—to elongate—which causes nearsightedness. She investigates why rates of myopia among kids are soaring. She speaks with Maria Liu, an optometrist with a…
Screen time addiction in adults linked to borderline personality traits and psychological distress
#Screentime #SocialMedia #MentalHealth #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/screen-time-addiction-in-adults-linked-to-borderline-personality-traits-and-psychological-distress/
#Screentime #SocialMedia #MentalHealth #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/screen-time-addiction-in-adults-linked-to-borderline-personality-traits-and-psychological-distress/
New York Post
Screen time addiction in adults linked to borderline personality...
Adult men were revealed to be more prone to spending too much time online and on-screen than women.
Heart damage: another reason to cut down on children's screen time
#HeartHealth #ChildrensHealth #ScreenTime #Parents #InformedChoice
https://theconversation.com/heart-damage-another-reason-to-cut-down-on-childrens-screen-time-213580
#HeartHealth #ChildrensHealth #ScreenTime #Parents #InformedChoice
https://theconversation.com/heart-damage-another-reason-to-cut-down-on-childrens-screen-time-213580
The Conversation
Heart damage: another reason to cut down on children’s screen time
Young children who spend a lot of time sitting in front of screens may be more likely to suffer heart damage in later life, according to a revealing new study.
Want to raise happy, successful kids? ‘Wait as long as possible’ to give them a phone, says Yale expert
#CellPhones #ScreenTime #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://cnb.cx/46EqKfv
#CellPhones #ScreenTime #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://cnb.cx/46EqKfv
CNBC
Want to raise happy, successful kids? ‘Wait as long as possible’ to give them a phone, says Yale expert
Waiting as long as possible to give your child a smartphone will make them happier and more successful, says Yale University psychology professor Laurie Santos.
Doctor claims #screens are damaging children's eyes
#Screentime #CellPhones #Tablets #Parenting #ChildrensHealth
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/doctor-claims-screens-damaging-childrens-165643017.html
#Screentime #CellPhones #Tablets #Parenting #ChildrensHealth
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/doctor-claims-screens-damaging-childrens-165643017.html
Yahoo Tech
Doctor claims screens are damaging children's eyes
Consultant ophthalmologist Dr Irfan Jeeva says parents should limit their children's screen time.
Alarming study links screen time in early childhood to atypical sensory processing
#ScreenTime ##ChildrensHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #Parenting #InformedChoice
https://www.psypost.org/2024/01/alarming-study-links-screen-time-in-early-childhood-to-atypical-sensory-processing-220571
#ScreenTime ##ChildrensHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #Parenting #InformedChoice
https://www.psypost.org/2024/01/alarming-study-links-screen-time-in-early-childhood-to-atypical-sensory-processing-220571
PsyPost
Alarming study links screen time in early childhood to atypical sensory processing
A new study has found that early and excessive screen time in children is significantly associated with sensory processing difficulties. The findings have been published in JAMA Pediatrics.
#Screentime robbing #toddlers of language-building interactions with #parents, study finds
#Parenting #ChildDevelopment #InformedChoice
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-05/screen-time-and-toddlers-kids-language-speech-words-development/103541806
#Parenting #ChildDevelopment #InformedChoice
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-05/screen-time-and-toddlers-kids-language-speech-words-development/103541806
www.abc.net.au
Toddlers losing up to 1,100 words a day due to screen time and risking language delay, according to study
Toddlers who get more screen time could be learning fewer new words, an Australian study finds, warning parents of the opportunity cost of distracting children with devices.
"Holding a screen close to the face means the eyes blink less and over-compensate when focusing for hours – leading to a gradual lengthening of the eyeball and changes to the lens.
Serious cases of myopia among young people also increase the chance of them developing macular degeneration — a leading cause of blindness — by 41%."
#Screentime #CellPhones #ChildrensHealth #GenZ
https://nypost.com/2024/03/04/world-news/gen-zers-face-blindness-epidemic-due-to-lack-of-sunlight-excessive-use-of-electronic-devices-report/
Serious cases of myopia among young people also increase the chance of them developing macular degeneration — a leading cause of blindness — by 41%."
#Screentime #CellPhones #ChildrensHealth #GenZ
https://nypost.com/2024/03/04/world-news/gen-zers-face-blindness-epidemic-due-to-lack-of-sunlight-excessive-use-of-electronic-devices-report/
New York Post
Gen Zers face ‘blindness epidemic’ due to lack of sunlight from staring at phones: report
Gen Zers staring at their phones are literally short-sighted – and face a blindness epidemic if they continue to stay indoors, a leading eye surgeon warns in a new report.
More real world time key to reversing troubling youth #mentalhealth
#CellPhones #SmartPhones #Screentime #SocialMedia #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://ktar.com/story/5569034/researcher-says-more-real-world-time-key-to-reversing-troubling-youth-mental-health-trends/
#CellPhones #SmartPhones #Screentime #SocialMedia #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://ktar.com/story/5569034/researcher-says-more-real-world-time-key-to-reversing-troubling-youth-mental-health-trends/
KTAR.com
More real world time key to reversing troubling youth mental health
A chief researcher for mental illnesses in youth believes the key to reversing those trends is more time in the real world.
Flip phone sales are surging as folks seek connection without distraction
#Screentime #SmartPhones #DigitalDetox #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #HealthyLiving
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/flip-phone-sales-surging-folks-090114553.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr via @Yahoo
#Screentime #SmartPhones #DigitalDetox #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #HealthyLiving
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/flip-phone-sales-surging-folks-090114553.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr via @Yahoo
Yahoo Life
Flip phone sales are surging as folks seek connection without distraction
Flip phone sales and interest are soaring as more smartphone users say they want to stop being constantly pressured and distracted.
Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep is to kids’ mental health
#Screentime #SocialMedia #Teens #Sleep #Health #MentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://theconversation.com/screen-time-is-contributing-to-chronic-sleep-deprivation-in-tweens-and-teens-a-pediatric-sleep-expert-explains-how-critical-sleep-is-to-kids-mental-health-204436?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @ConversationUS
#Screentime #SocialMedia #Teens #Sleep #Health #MentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://theconversation.com/screen-time-is-contributing-to-chronic-sleep-deprivation-in-tweens-and-teens-a-pediatric-sleep-expert-explains-how-critical-sleep-is-to-kids-mental-health-204436?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=bylinetwitterbutton via @ConversationUS
The Conversation
Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains how critical sleep…
Exposure to screens before bedtime can contribute to chronic sleep deprivation, which raises the risk for anxiety, depression and even suicidal thoughts.
Mothers tend to speak less to infants when they’re on their smartphones, a new study finds.
Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, researchers found.
#CellPhones #SmartPhones #ScreenTime #Babies #Toddlers #ChildDevelopment
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-06-26/could-moms-smartphone-use-affect-babys-language-development
Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, researchers found.
#CellPhones #SmartPhones #ScreenTime #Babies #Toddlers #ChildDevelopment
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-06-26/could-moms-smartphone-use-affect-babys-language-development
US News & World Report
Could Mom's Smartphone Use Affect Baby's Language Development?
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
Internet addiction: What is it doing to teen brains?
#Internet #Addiction #Screentime #SocialMedia #Teens #MentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #Parenting
https://studyfinds.org/internet-addiction-what-its-doing-to-teen-brains/
#Internet #Addiction #Screentime #SocialMedia #Teens #MentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #Parenting
https://studyfinds.org/internet-addiction-what-its-doing-to-teen-brains/
Study Finds
Internet addiction: What is it doing to teen brains?
Internet addiction is becoming a worldwide problem. StudyFinds' Dr. Faith Coleman explains what it's doing to children.
"The most notable improvements were seen in internalizing symptoms – those related to emotional problems and difficulties with peers – and in prosocial behavior, which involves being considerate and helpful towards others.
This indicates that reducing screen time may help children better process their emotions and improve their social interactions."
#Screentime #CellPhones #ChildrensMentalHealth #Wellbeing
https://studyfinds.org/cutting-screen-time-kids-behavior/
This indicates that reducing screen time may help children better process their emotions and improve their social interactions."
#Screentime #CellPhones #ChildrensMentalHealth #Wellbeing
https://studyfinds.org/cutting-screen-time-kids-behavior/
Study Finds
Cutting screen time to 3 hours per week improves kids' behavior and mental health in days
After just two weeks of reduced screen time, children in the intervention group showed significant improvements in their overall behavior and emotional well-being.
Tweens, screens and sleep: How parents can help kids get their zzzzz's
#Screentime #CellPhones #SmartPhones #Teens #Tweens #ChildrensHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #ParentingTips
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/07/24/nx-s1-5049892/tweens-screens-sleep-how-parents-can-help-kids-get-zzzzz
#Screentime #CellPhones #SmartPhones #Teens #Tweens #ChildrensHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth #ParentingTips
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2024/07/24/nx-s1-5049892/tweens-screens-sleep-how-parents-can-help-kids-get-zzzzz
NPR
Tweens, screens and sleep: How parents can help kids get their zzzzz's
A large new study confirms what parents probably already suspect: Phones can keep tweens from getting a good night's sleep.
Study shows how teenage brains are affected by #internetaddiction
#Teens #SocialMedia #Screentime #Parenting
https://westchester.news12.com/study-shows-how-teenage-brains-are-affected-by-internet-addiction
#Teens #SocialMedia #Screentime #Parenting
https://westchester.news12.com/study-shows-how-teenage-brains-are-affected-by-internet-addiction
News 12 - Westchester
Study shows how teenage brains are affected by internet addiction
The study used neuroimaging to monitor the brain activity of their subjects.
#Bluelight from your phone can damage your skin too, dermatologist warns
#CellPhones #Screentime #Health
https://studyfinds.org/blue-light-from-phone-can-damage-skin/
#CellPhones #Screentime #Health
https://studyfinds.org/blue-light-from-phone-can-damage-skin/
Study Finds
Blue light from your phone can damage your skin too, dermatologist warns
The evidence for blue light’s impact on skin is still emerging. But there are some interesting findings.
Limit of 3 hours of weekly screen time for kids has ‘positive effect’ on behavior, mental health: study
#Screentime #ChildrensMentalHealth #Parenting #CellPhones
https://www.yahoo.com/news/limit-3-hours-weekly-screen-023206986.html
#Screentime #ChildrensMentalHealth #Parenting #CellPhones
https://www.yahoo.com/news/limit-3-hours-weekly-screen-023206986.html
Yahoo News
Limit of 3 hours of weekly screen time for kids has ‘positive effect’ on behavior, mental health: study
Kids between 4 and 17 who limited their screen time to three hours per week showed improvements in mental health, emotional regulation and behavior, a new Denmark study found.
"According to PubMed, chronic effects of digital addiction and exposure to blue light are linked to disturbances in neurotransmitter systems, including GABAergic and glutamatergic systems. It also affects dopamine and serotonin in the brain which are essential for impulse control, memory, and sleep function. Eating disorders have also been linked to digital addiction."
#Technology #Screentime #Addiction #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #DigitalDetox
https://www.certaintynews.com/article/technology-addiction-unmasking-the-silent-threat-to-adult-well-being
#Technology #Screentime #Addiction #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #DigitalDetox
https://www.certaintynews.com/article/technology-addiction-unmasking-the-silent-threat-to-adult-well-being
Certaintynews
Technology Addiction: Unmasking the Silent Threat to Adult Well-Being
Recognize, understand, and reclaim control of technology addition for a thriving digital life.