Screen time for Children


November 19, 2020

Children and adolescents spend a lot of time watching screens, including smartphones, tablets, gaming consoles, TVs, and computers. On average, children ages 8-12 in the United States spend 4-6 hours a day watching or using screens, and teens spend up to 9 hours. While screens can entertain, teach, and keep children occupied, too much use may lead to problems.


"Screen time" may be a term used for activities drained in front of a screen, like watching TV, functioning on a computer, or playing video games. Screen time is a sedentary activity, meaning you're being physically inactive while sitting down. little or no energy is employed during screen time.



Most American children spend about 3 hours each day watching TV. Added together, all sorts of screen time can total 5 to 7 hours on a daily basis.

Too much screen time can:

Make it hard for your child to sleep in the dead of night

Raise your child's risk for attention problems, anxiety, and depression


Parents are busied in their own life, they may not always know what their children are viewing or doing or what quantity of time they're spending on screens. Children may be exposed to:

     • Bad behavior

• Videos of stunts or challenges that may inspire unsafe behavior

•Sexual content

• Negative videos

• Substance use 

• Cyberbullies and predators

• Advertising your child

• Misleading or inaccurate information

   • Predators 

The effect of access screen time for youngsters 

Looking at a screen for an extended time may cause, "computer vision, etc.

Children who use more mobile phones get irritated quickly and their eyes start to pain.

• Too much screen time may lead to:

• Sleep problems

• Lower grades in school

• Reading fewer books

• Less time with family and friends

• Not enough outdoor or physical activity

• Weight problems

• Mood problems

• Poor self-image and body image issues

• Fear of missing out

• Less time learning other ways to relax and have fun


Excessive mobile, TV,  use may also cause depression. It's going to cause a  headache.


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