Re:A Dark Consensus About Screens and Kids Begins to Emerge ...
by austincheney on Saturday October 27, 2018 @08:51AM
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I absolutely disagree. It is all about the screen time and only a little bit about the content.
Screen time modifies your behavior. That modification is compounded as the quantity of access time increases. This change is determinate and quantifiable.
You can quickly validate this with a simple experiment. Take any child and take away access to screens. Look at what they do to fill their time and how they respond to people in the first 30 minutes after screen loss and against after 2 hours. Also notice the longer term modifications to behavior after screens are removed for a week.
Part of this is a component of addiction, missing social stimulus, and lack of physical activity.
Screen time modifies your behavior. That modification is compounded as the quantity of access time increases. This change is determinate and quantifiable.
You can quickly validate this with a simple experiment. Take any child and take away access to screens. Look at what they do to fill their time and how they respond to people in the first 30 minutes after screen loss and against after 2 hours. Also notice the longer term modifications to behavior after screens are removed for a week.
Part of this is a component of addiction, missing social stimulus, and lack of physical activity.