Are you concerned about the impact of too much screen time on your child’s eye health, physical development, and social skills? Here are 3 ways overuse of digital devices can negatively impact your kid’s overall well-being.
Screen time is on the rise. As a result of all those hours spent scrolling on a phone, staring at a laptop, or watching television, your family’s health and well-being can take a serious hit. In fact, the mental and physical effects of too much screen time can lead to:
If the majority of your and your children’s waking hours entails looking at a screen, be it a smartphone or computer monitor, then you could be at higher risk of developing certain health and vision conditions.
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Technology plays an important role in our lives today, but too much screen time can negatively impact your children’s eye and overall health. Here are 3 ways screen time impacts well-being and how to set realistic boundaries with technology:
Too much screen time can physically hurt your body, be it your back, neck, wrists, forearms or eyes, and it can lead to:
What you need to do: Take breaks from sitting in front of your device to stand, walk around, and stretch. In addition, make sure your chair provides ample back support, and try to keep your screen straight ahead and closer to eye level.
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In terms of the relationship between screen use and mental health outcomes, there have been several studies which suggest that higher levels of screen use in children and adolescents is associated with:
What you need to do: It is critical for parents to model good behaviour and etiquette for devices, to limit their use, and to prioritise their relationship with their children. In order to maintain your family’s mental health and well-being, it’s very important to monitor their use of screens.
Digital devices such as your smartphone or tablet emit blue light, which interferes with your internal clock and decreases the amount of melatonin the body produces, making it harder to benefit from sleep-related hormones in the evening.
What you need to do: To sleep more soundly, keep screens out of the bedroom and avoid them for at least one hour before bedtime. If you do have to use an electronic device, turn down the brightness on your screen and give blue light blocking lenses a try.
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