15th September
Screen
Time
Recently there has been a lot in the press
about children using computers, computers in school and technology replacing
some parenting.
Just this week BBC news shared an article
about how lots of computers in schools don’t necessarily improve children’s
education. Whilst looking at this article, I came across another (as you do),
this time talking about ‘How much screen
time is too much’. So I thought I’d share some of the article…
The average 10-year-old has access
to five different screens at home
- Children routinely engage in two or more forms of screen viewing at the same time, such as TV and laptop
- British teenagers are clocking up six hours of screen time a day, but research suggests the negative impacts start after two hours' viewing time
- A lot of screen material is not well designed for a child's cognitive processes, eg loud, fast changing stimulation - this is attention grabbing, but does not help processing
- Watching with an adult can reduce some of the negativity as they can scaffold discussions
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