"Amid the spike in screen time fueled by the pandemic, a new study found that letting babies watch tablets and TV may impair their academic achievement as well as emotional well-being later on in childhood."
#Screentime #Children #ChildrensHealth #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #InformedChoice
https://edsource.org/updates/excessive-screen-time-in-infancy-may-impede-later-academic-success-study-suggests
#Screentime #Children #ChildrensHealth #MentalHealth #Wellbeing #InformedChoice
https://edsource.org/updates/excessive-screen-time-in-infancy-may-impede-later-academic-success-study-suggests
EdSource
UPDATE: Excessive screen time in infancy may impede later academic success, study suggests
The latest education news updates from EdSource.
Prolonged #ScreenTime Among #Children May Disrupt #MentalHealth
#Parents #Parenting #Screens #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://healthnews.com/news/prolonged-screen-time-among-children-may-disrupt-mental-health/
#Parents #Parenting #Screens #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://healthnews.com/news/prolonged-screen-time-among-children-may-disrupt-mental-health/
HealthNews
Too Much Screen Time Makes Kids Depressed | HealthNews
Too much screen time for children can increase the risk of mental health complications as they age, including depression and anxiety.
Staring too long at #screens is driving up rate of myopia, dry eye, other vision problems--especially in children
#Screentime #InformedChoice
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/excessive-screen-use-eyes-myopia-1.6815857
#Screentime #InformedChoice
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/excessive-screen-use-eyes-myopia-1.6815857
CBC
Excessive screen time is changing our eyes faster than we can blink | CBC News
Eye specialists say they are seeing excessive screen use driving up rates of myopia, dry eye and other vision problems — even in children. Some of the progressive conditions are irreversible and put people at higher risk for even more debilitating eye problems…
What is ‘social jet lag’?: Late-night #screentime sparks #teen psych problems
#MentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://nypost.com/2023/08/07/late-night-screen-time-causes-social-jetlag-psych-issues/
#MentalHealth #ChildrensMentalHealth
https://nypost.com/2023/08/07/late-night-screen-time-causes-social-jetlag-psych-issues/
New York Post
What is ‘social jet lag’?: Late-night screen time sparks teen psych problems
Social jetlag is the difference between our body's natural sleep rhythms and the time that social tasks — including social media — keep us awake.
Study suggests link between #screentime and delayed development in #babies
#Parenting #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/screen-time-linked-delayed-development-babies-new-study-102428810
#Parenting #RightToKnow #InformedChoice
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/screen-time-linked-delayed-development-babies-new-study-102428810
GMA
Study suggests link between screen time and delayed development in babies
A new study suggests more screen time is linked to delayed development in babies.
"Excessive use of mobile phones causes addiction and affects children's psyche.
Children go to sleep with mobile phones, wake up, eat, play and study with them, which has led to the increase in the number of children with mental disorders, peer violence, obesity and digital dementia, experts warn."
#CellPhones #Screentime #ChildrensHealth #Parents #RightToKnow
https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2023/09/04/excessive-use-of-mobile-phones-affects-childrens-psyche-experts-say
Children go to sleep with mobile phones, wake up, eat, play and study with them, which has led to the increase in the number of children with mental disorders, peer violence, obesity and digital dementia, experts warn."
#CellPhones #Screentime #ChildrensHealth #Parents #RightToKnow
https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2023/09/04/excessive-use-of-mobile-phones-affects-childrens-psyche-experts-say
The Star
Excessive use of mobile phones affects children’s psyche, experts say
Children go to sleep with mobile phones, wake up, eat, play and study with them, which has led to the increase in the number of children with mental disorders, peer violence, obesity and digital dementia, experts warn.
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.