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computer, or cell phone, research shows.” (Roy Benaroch, 2016) Dr.
Benaroch goes on to tell us
that some of the effects of too much screen time are weight gain,
tiredness, change in attitude,
depression, and physical harm (gamer’s thumb). Teachers around the
country are reporting
shortened attention spans and outbursts, sometimes violent, from
children who use screens too
much. Kids are more detached and are losing out on developing the
important social skills they
will need later in life by hiding behind technology. SKIES OVER
SCREENS 3 It is true that technology plays and will continue to play
an important role in our society.
There is no doubt that kids who understand how to use technology
will have an advantage over
those that don’t. Technological advances continue to improve our
lives every day and we are just
at the advent of what it is capable of. The psychological, physical and
social impacts that having
too much screen time has on children has the potential of slowing
down the advances we can
make in the next few generations.
We have found a way to not just cut out the use of technology all
together but to educate
parents and kids on the right types of screen time to have and how
much to have. Having a
proper balance of screen time and leading healthy active lives by
getting outdoors will produce