Researchers start uncovering the effects of ‘screen time’ on kids

Washington - Smartphones, video games, television and other "screen media" can be for children and young people, but it will have various adverse effects based on new supplements of pediatric magazines.

In a discussion at National Press Club held on Wednesday, a group of pediatric media experts, researchers, and policy makers said that this problem requires more research and possible policy solutions I agreed.

130 authors participated in pediatric supplements called "children, teenagers, screening: what we need to know and learn". The 22 articles cover topics such as cognitive impact, sleep, privacy, bullying, child rearing and so on.

Dr. Pam Hurst-Della Pietra, founder of Children and Screen, a nonprofit organization, said that the era of this exponentially developed technology brought not only superb promises but also great risks.

"The range and extensive effects are accompanied by several adult size effects that are increasingly influencing children - and their sizes are just beginning to attract attention," she said.

"Heavy Media Multiplexer" shows difference in cognition, psychosocial behavior and brain structure

The development of language and attention has a negative correlation with the exposure of screen media before age

Among young people, the use of digital and social media is associated with a decline in satisfaction of life, an increase in anxiety and depression, a decrease in empathy, and interaction of interpersonal relationships.

Concern about screen media is similar to older technologies such as movies, radio and television, but "We are different ages," said Dr. Ellenwalterra of Northwestern University.

"It's not just for pleasure," she said. "This is for dialogue, it is for communication, because of various factors, wearing a cell phone becomes more important."

Another factor: The social media business model encourages activities "as frequently as possible", said Dr. Kathryn Montgomery, a professor at the University Communication Dept. in the US.

During the election last year at Capitol Hill on the Internet she pointed out the relevance of the topic to prove attorneys as Facebook's leading facebook, Google and Twitter

"We hope to start seeing media, policy makers and begin to understand how parents and the public will work: how the data is monetized.

Parents said they could play a role in monitoring and managing consumption, but said, "They can not expect to bear the full burden." As in Europe, corporate responsibility stated that it would help strengthen the regulation.

However, it is difficult to implement such policies in the United States. "We are against the big opposition," Montgomery said.

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sleeping. Studies have shown that children with short sleeping periods and low sleep quality use the screen. Screen time and sleep deprivation were related in the 2014 review article on school-age children and adolescents. They believe that there is a particularly close relationship between screen time and bedtime delay and shorter sleeping hours. In a study announced one year later, people reporting that sleeping time was reduced by 20 minutes when sleeping near small screens (such as mobile phone screens). Lack of sleep

Screens for entertainment and quiet usage of mobile phones are major activities as children. Younger children spend more time on entertainment screens than schools and teenagers spend more time on screens and phones than when they sleep. The result is clear, sitting in the restaurant, next to the car, and even in many classrooms. For compelling technical success testing, children are fascinated by their mobile phones and other equipment. . Children, the two cornerstones of childhood, hide in the bedroom of the device and use mobile phones in front of families. Even when children are away from their equipment, they often focus on one idea.