How often do you find yourself checking your phone and then realise that you have started aimlessly scrolling through social media posts without really intending to? If adults find screens captivating and addictive then we can’t blame children for being drawn to them too, especially when there is flashing imagery and catchy music. But is there any harm in children spending time on screens?
Unfortunately there is currently very little recent research into whether screen time – the amount of time spent using a device with a screen, such as a smartphone, computer, television or video game console – is detrimental to children’s health and development because much of the evidence of ‘toxic screen time’ is based solely on television viewing.
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