One of the biggest problems nowadays is the increase in screen time. Wearing glasses since childhood and excessive screen time has become a kind of problem. Not only adults but children are also becoming its victims. You must have noticed that now even small children have started wearing glasses. If the child starts bothering you too much, we hand over the phone to him. We work on the laptop throughout the day, so the child also works. In a way, we have made smartphones, tablets, laptops and TVs our excuse. Wherever it happens, we increase the screen time instead of reducing it.
With the increase in means of entertainment, problems have also increased due to an increase in screen time. Today we talk about how we can reduce the screen time of children.
Research published in the National Library of Medicine talks about how much it affects people and this should be explained to children. All the information given in this story is based on this research.
This report says that due to excessive screen time, can be an impact on cognitive (cognitive power of thinking and understanding), language and speaking and social and emotional development in children.
Based on the report, the first thing that should be done is-
Notice your family's screen time
You have to understand how much screen time your family has. This includes both adults and children. The more screen time a family spends, the greater will be its impact on children. Many times the screen time is so much that children reduce their physical time. Therefore, you must increase physical time and focus on reducing screen time. That can only happen if we truly decide how much screen time is too much.
Set screen time limits
More than 2 hours of screen time a day is not good for children, so give them only that much on the phone. You have to keep in mind that instead of snatching the phone from children suddenly, it would be better to tell them gradually that this is happening. This screen time is a phone, TV, tab everything combined. Therefore, do not allow children to use the phone too much.
If you are sitting with children then look at your phone less.
Children are very innocent and if they feel that their parents are paying more attention to the phone than them, then they also start doing the same. This thing should be avoided. Your attention should not be on the phone but on the children. Reducing screen time should not only be the responsibility of children but also yours.
Do not keep TV or computer in children's room
Children do not understand what is good for them and what is not. In such a situation, you will have to tell them. Many times children start insisting on TV in the room, but this is not right. You have to stop them from this. Let them use the TV or computer as little as possible. Nowadays, laptops are also required for homework, so it would be better if you minimize the screen time of children.
No phone policy while eating
This is a very important thing so that you will be able to spend more time with your children and at the same time they will be able to understand what is best for each other. Just think about the family while eating. Have to talk to them and listen to them. Therefore, it would be better if you did not think about anything else.
Don't make screen time a reward policy
Psychologically, it hurts children. If you get good marks then you will get a phone, if you get bad marks then you will get a phone, if you get bad marks then you will get to watch TV only if you complete the homework, things like this have a greater impact on children. In such a situation, they start considering screen time as an achievement and achieving it becomes their goal.
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