Children and Screen Time: A Necessary Evil?

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Children and Screen TimeA Necessary Evil?

• Carmen Pedersen
• RaAnn Miller

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Did you know?

• The American Academy of Pediatricians determined
  that children are currently spending an average
  of seven hours a day on entertainment media,
  including televisions, computers, phones and
  other electronic devices (American Academy of
  Pediatrics).
• Common Sense Media reported that nearly 40 of
  children under 2 have used a mobile device
  (Common Sense Media, 2013).
• Two-thirds of children say their parents have "no
  rules" about the time they spend with media (The
  Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, 2010).

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Advantages of Technology

• The computer is, without question, the single
  most important tool of modern society. Our
  limiting kids' computer time would
  be like
  hunter-gatherer
  adults limiting their kids'
  bow-and-arrow
  time
  (Gray, 2012).

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Advantages of Technology

• Playing video games
  can improve
  motor
  skills and coordination
  (Nemours)
• Pro-Social games can
  increase empathy
  
  (Bashara, 2015)

(Bashara, 2015)
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Advantages of Technology

• Increases 21st Century Skills that can help
  children succeed in education and their future
  careers
• Phones and tablets provide
  children with BYOT
  devices
  and ways to
  contact parents
  
  in an emergency situation

(Christensen, 2015)
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Advantages of Technology

• Easier for learners and teachers to communicate
  about topic (TeachThought, 2013)
• Improves student interest in and interaction with
  content (TeachThought, 2013)
• Compliments childs learning
  style (TeachThought, 2013)
• Learning becomes enjoyable
  (TeachThought, 2013)

(Information Communication Technology, 2011)
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Disadvantages of Technology

• Has negative effects on a childs social
  development
• Harder to sleep at night
  (American Academy of
  Pediatrics)
• Decreases academic
  performance (Screen time
  linked to obesity and
  decreased
  academic
  achievement, 2013)

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Disadvantages of Technology

• Increases
• aggressive behaviors (Nemours)
• attention deficit disorder/attention deficit
  hyperactivity disorder (ADD/AHD), screen
  addiction, and sleep disorders (Nemours)
• participation in risky
  behaviors (Nemours)
• risk of attention problems,
  anxiety, depression, and
  behavioral problems
  (Preidt, 2015)

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Disadvantages of Technology

• Increases risk of weight gain (obesity) (Nemours)
• Decreased time for play activity (less
  movement) (Baby Centre, 2013)
• Weaker sensory
  and balance
  systems
• Can decrease
  appetite
  control
  (Baby Centre, 2013)

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Disadvantages of Technology
Part of the reason to avoid screen time is that
babies and toddlers need lots of physical
activity. Time spent playing with a tablet or
smartphone means your baby is not crawling,
walking, climbing and exploring her environment
(Baby Centre, 2013). https//www.youtube.com/watch
?vdRl8EIhrQjQ
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Recommendations

• Not all screen time is the same should not be
  referred to as such (Lange, 2014).
• Set a specific amount of leisure screen time
  adhere to those guidelines (Lange, 2014)
• No screen time for children under 2
• Children 2- 5 years old 1 hour per day
• Children 5 older 2 hours per day
• No screen time before bed

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Recommendations

• AAFCS Dining In for Healthy Families Mealtimes
  as family time, not television time
• Be a role model limit your own screen time
  (Mayo Clinic).
• Engage in active screen time (Mayo Clinic).
• Dont use technology as background noise (Mayo
  Clinic).
• Teach children social interaction interpersonal
  communication skills.
• Monitor what children are doing with screens
  (Mayo Clinic).

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Recommendations

• Set school day and weekend rules (Milovidov,
  2014).
• Establish electronic curfews (Milovidov, 2014).
• Use blackout apps like Breaktime or Time Out.
• Have tech-free periods/days (Milovidov, 2014).

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Key Points

• When used appropriately, technology can be
  beneficial.
• Technology is not going away Teach children to
  make good technology choices!
• Encourage a Healthy Media Diet (Mayo, 2014).

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Citations

• American Academy of Pediatrics. (n.d.). Media and
  Children. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
• Baby Centre. (2013). Is screen time good or bad
  for babies and children? Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  
• Bashara, R. (2015). Can Our Children Learn
  Empathy from Prosocial Video Games? Retrieved
  June 26, 2015.
• Christensen, K. (2012). Technology to enhance
  classrooms - Campus buys new programs to assist
  in
• classrooms and online. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
• Common Sense Media. (2013). New Research from
  Common Sense Media Reveals Mobile Media Use
• Among Young Children Has Tripled in Two Years.
  Retrieved June 25, 2015.
• Godfrey, N. (2013). Making The Gamification Of
  Financial Literacy Work. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  
• Information Communication Technology. (2011). ICT
  Current Trends IWB. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
• Lange, C. (2014). Children benefit from the right
  sort of screen time. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
• Mayo Clinic. (n.d.). Children and TV Limiting
  your child's screen time. Retrieved June 26,
  2015.
• Milovidov, E. (2014). Ways to manage (and
  improve) your childs screen time. Retrieved June
  25, 2015.
• Nemours. (n.d.). Screen Time. Retrieved June 25,
  2015.
• Preidt, R. (2015). Study Links Sleep Troubles to
  Children's Mental Health MedlinePlus. Retrieved
  June 26,
• 2015.
• Screen time linked to obesity and decreased
  academic achievement. (2013). Retrieved June 26,
  2015.
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (2010).
  Daily Media Use Among Children and Teens Up
  Dramatically
• From Five Years Ago. Retrieved June 25, 2015.

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