FAMILY...SOCIAL MEDIA....AND
TEXTING. THIS IS OUR NEW
NORMAL, BUT WHEN IS IT TOO
MUCH SCREEN TIME? PEDIATRICIAN
DR. LAURA EDWARDS WITH
CHRISTIE CLINIC IS JOINING US
VIRTUALLY TO SHARE WHEN WE
SHOULD PUT THE PHONE DOWN.
((DR. LAURA EDWARDS,
PEDIATRICIAN, CHRISTIE
CLINIC)) LIMITING SCREEN TIME
QUESTIONS: WHAT ARE THE
GUIDELINES FOR SCREEN TIME?
WHAT ARE SOME RECOMMENDATION S
TO HELP LIMIT? WHAT ARE THE
PROS/CONS OF SCREENTIME? WHAT
ARE THE GUIDELINES FOR SCREEN
TIME?. FOR CHILDREN UNDER 2
YEARS OF AGE, SCREEN TIME IS
NOT RECOMMENDED EXCEPT TO
VIDEO CHAT WITH FAMILY OR
FRIENDS.. FOR CHILDREN AGES
2-5 YEARS OF AGE, THE
RECOMMENDATION IS TO LIMIT
SCREEN TIME TO ONE HOUR PER
DAY OF HIGH QUALITY
PROGRAMMING.. FOR OLDER
CHILDREN THERE, IS NO HARD AND
FAST RULE ON HOW MUCH TIME
THEY SHOULD SPEND IN FRONT OF
SCREENS BUT IT IS SUGGESTED
THAT THERE BE LIMITS ON SCREEN
TIME AND THAT SCREEN TIME NOT
TAKE THE PLACE OF ADEQUATE
SLEEP, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY,
FACE-TO-FACE SOCIAL
INTERACTION AND HOMEWORK. WHAT
ARE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO
HELP LIMIT? OTHER
RECOMMENDATIONS ARE TO AVOID
ALLOWING SCREENS IN CHILDREN
BEDROOMS, TO CHARGE DEVICES
OUTSIDE OF THEIR BEDROOMS, TO
DISCOURAGE SCREEN TIME WITHIN
AN HOUR OF BEDTIME AND TO
SCHEDULE UNPLUGGED TIME SUCH
AS AT MEAL TIME, WHILE DRIVING
AND ONE NIGHT A WEEK. WHAT ARE
THE PROS/CONS OF SCREENTIME?
THERE ARE BENEFITS OF SCREEN
TIME FOR CHILDREN OVER 2 YEARS
OF AGE INCLUDING EXPOSURE TO
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS WHICH
ENCOURAGES LEARNING AND FOR
SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN ENABLING
PARTICIPATION IN SCHOOL
RELATED WORK AND
RESEARCH-ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN
CHILDREN MUST STAY HOME RATHER
THAN ATTEND SCHOOL DUE TO THE
THREAT OF COVID-19.. VIDEO
GAMES HAVE BEEN SHOWN TO
IMPROVE MOTOR SKILLS AND
COORDINATION.. SOCIAL MEDIA,
TEXTING AND SHARED VIDEO GAMES
ARE FUN WAYS TO SOCIALIZE AND
COMMUNICATE WITH FRIENDS IF
DONE RESPONSIBLY. THERE ARE
ALSO DOWNSIDES TO SCREEN TIME
FOR CHILDREN INCLUDING SLOWING
LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN
YOUNGER CHILDREN, HINDERING
CREATIVE THINKING BY TAKING
THE PLACE OF ACTIVITIES SUCH
AS STACKING BLOCKS, CREATING
WITH CLAY OR PLAY-DOH AND
READING. TOO MUCH SCREEN TIME
ENCOURAGES A SEDENTARY
LIFESTYLE, CAN CAUSE PROBLEMS
WITH SLEEP, AND MAY RESULT IN
LESS FACE TO FACE INTERACTION
WITH OTHERS. THERE IS ALSO THE
PROBLEM WITH EXPOSURE TO
HARMFUL CONTENT ON THE
INTERNET.
((AARON)) STILL TO COME, JACK