Report Finds Infants and Toddlers Using Screens in 'High Amounts'

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Report Finds Infants and Toddlers Using Screens in 'High Amounts'

The World Health Organization and pediatric societies have recommended that preschool-age children get no more than one hour of screen time a day and should spend time being active. The average daily time spent using screens increased from 53 minutes at age 1 to more than 150 minutes at age 3, per the NIH. Parents rely on digital babysitters and device-led playtime to entertain their children. Last April, JAMA Pediatrics published a report showing screen time for children ages 0-2 more than doubled from 1997 to 2014.
 
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analog said:
Meh... that was never really the case. They just went from letting the kids play amongst themselves outside to indoors infront of a screen... :yeshrug:
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Human interaction >>> screens.

And as a little kid, my parents read to me, or gave me activity books, they didn’t just throw me in front of a screen the way a lot of parents do.
 
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dora_da_destroyer said:
Human interaction >>> screens.

And as a little kid, my parents read to me, or gave me activity books, they didn’t just throw me in front of a screen the way a lot of parents do.
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Absolutely

And like it was previously said, your parents definitely weren't the typical type. Most folks leave children to their own devices... in recent times that just happens to be electronic devices. But then again plenty of adults spend considerable amount of time in front of a screen as well... so maybe we're all fukked... or maybe it's okay...
 
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I saw this article a couple days ago and felt good for a second because my 15-month old spends way less than 53 minutes/day in front of a screen, then felt bad when I saw the recommended amount until 5 years of age is still 0.

We're doing pretty good, I'd say she only gets about 30 minutes of screen time a week. Sometimes when she's really tired and fussy but mama ain't around to nurse her we'll watch music videos for about 10 minutes until she falls asleep. That happens maybe twice a week at most. The other 10 minutes will be when mama shows her pictures on the cell phone or when she's trying to see what I'm doing on the laptop. We don't own a TV so that helps a lot, and we never give her any cartoons or children's programs to watch.



analog said:
Meh... that was never really the case. They just went from letting the kids play amongst themselves outside to indoors infront of a screen... :yeshrug:
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Which is a terrible transition.




Mikey2Toes said:
....my stupid ass thought I was in the Seum. Like toddlers are setting and moving around screens? :wow:
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:russ:

Y'all like, "Dem toddlers got a slow ass first step can't get free without a pick."
 
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As a parent that uses screens for on average probably an hour a day, there is more to this discussion because what also really matters is what is on the screen?

An hour of your kid watching Frozen for the 73rd time does not equal an hour of math, phonics and literacy content.

All screentime is not created equal.

I would argue, as do the Freakonomics authors in one of their books, that educational screen time in moderation can actually be really good for kids after the age of 2. They recommended Sesame Street as the only worthy screen time in their study. But that result suggests that educational material is a wise investment if you need to do some screentime.
 
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