Screen time during the COVID lockdown

A helpful discussion for parents: https://www.sciencealert.com/here-s-why-parents-shouldn-t-stress-too-much-about-their-kid-s-screen-time-during-lockdown

A collaborative study between the Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience, the Amsterdam UMC and the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment found that adolescents can improve their sleep quality and reduce symptoms of fatigue, lack of concentration and bad mood, after just one week by simply limiting their exposure to blue-light emitting devices in […]

A new study suggests the impact of screen time on sleep has been exaggerated, and there are other factors that pose a larger impact: https://gizmodo.com/screens-might-not-be-ruining-kids-sleep-after-all-1830265619

New research confirms a correlation with more screen time per day and diagnoses of depression or anxiety in teens: http://time.com/5437607/smartphones-teens-mental-health/

Youtube is introducing better parental controls https://www.parents.com/kids/safety/internet/parents-can-control-what-children-watch-on-the-youtube-kids-app-thanks-to-new/ https://youtube.googleblog.com/2018/09/new-tools-for-parents-and-content-for.html And google and Apple are introducing better options for limiting screen time https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/screen-time-phone-controls-kids-57906988 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2018/09/19/googles-launches-new-tools-let-parents-turn-teenagers-smartphones/ https://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/2018/09/19/googles-family-link-lets-you-monitor-your-teenagers-phone/37862493/ And kids are adapting just as quick: https://www.businessinsider.com/kids-finding-ways-around-apple-screen-time-controls-2018-9

A professional’s tips on limiting screen time: http://www.coachmag.co.uk/family-relationships/7683/how-to-limit-your-kids-screen-time-without-provoking-massive-tantrums

IOS 12 claims to have more nuanced options for parents to limit their kids’ screen time: https://www.engadget.com/2018/06/04/ios-12-lets-parents-limit-kids-screen-time/ How tech experts approach screen time with their kids: https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/d/why-are-silicon-valley-parents-fighting-to-keep-kids-away-from-tech/vi-AAy9vIe

2 different perspectives on the larger social impacts of growing up with smartphones: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/ https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/once-more-feeling/201708/no-smartphones-are-not-destroying-generation  

Apple has set up a webpage designed for parents to access info on controlling screen time: http://money.cnn.com/2018/03/14/technology/apple-parental-page/index.html  

PS4’s update has a feature where parents can limit the amount of time their kids are playing: PS4 update lets parents control how long their kid can play  

A new study suggests that teens that are online for more than an hour a day tend to be unhappier. The happiest teens used digital media for less than an hour per day. But after a daily hour of screen time, unhappiness rises steadily along with increasing screen time. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180122091249.htm http://psycnet.apa.org/record/2018-02758-001?doi=1  

A look at the actual effects of too much screen time: http://www.kunc.org/post/yes-too-much-screen-time-bad-your-kids-says-new-cu-boulder-research-review

A new study looks at how much time parents spend on their screens (compared to their teens): http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/06/health/parents-screen-use-attitudes-tweens-teens/index.html  

A new study suggests hat the more time children between the ages of six months and two years spent using handheld screens such as smartphones, tablets and electronic games, the more likely they were to experience speech delays. http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/04/health/babies-screen-time-speech-delays-study/index.html  

Statistics suggest younger kids are spending more time watching screens: http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/health/children-smartphone-tablet-use-report/index.html  

An app that makes your kids earn unlocking their screen: http://www.ozy.com/good-sht/the-app-that-lets-your-kids-earn-their-screen-time/80958  

A Japanese company has created a smartphone case, which can only be removed with a specific screwdriver, allows parents to set time restrictions on their child’s smartphone usage via an accompanying app. The company is expected to charge around $5 a month for a two-year contract that includes the case. http://mashable.com/2017/04/25/kids-japan-smartphone/#wMDKuTJpOaqw https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/smartphone-case-that-allows-parents-to-stop-children-becoming-addicted-to-devices/ar-BBAjM7r  

A new study published in The International Journal of Obesity finds that maintaining structure such as regular bedtimes, mealtimes, and limited screen time appears to be linked to better emotional health in preschoolers, and may be associated with lower the chances of obesity later: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/04/25/525394739/eat-sleep-repeat-how-kids-daily-routines-can-help-prevent-obesity https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/osu-lkr042017.php

New research suggests that time spent with other kids and not with screens helps them learn essential social skills: http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2017/03/kids-are-better-friends-if-they-spend-time-away-from-screens.html And another study shows that spending three or more hours a day on screens, including watching TV, using computers, or playing video games could put kids at risk of type 2 diabetes. http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/13/14888530/screen-time-type-2-diabetes-risk-children-health    

Common sense Media has a new study looking at parenting habits regarding screens: http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/12/06/496907205/real-parents-real-talk-about-kids-and-screens https://www.commonsensemedia.org/research/the-common-sense-census-plugged-in-parents-of-tweens-and-teens-2016