Summer's Here, But So Are 5.5 Hours of Screen Time – What Are We Doing?
Takeaways:
- As summer begins, many kids are spending more time on screens than ever before.
- The average child aged 8 to 12 is exposed to a staggering 5.5 hours of screen time daily.
- We often give our kids devices for a moment of peace, but at what cost to their health?
- The consequences of excessive screen time include lower reading levels and increased depression rates.
- It's alarming to realize that the technology we thought would help kids has led to worse outcomes.
- We have the power to change this trend and create a healthier environment for our children.
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Takeaways:
- As summer begins, many kids are spending more time on screens than ever before.
- The average child aged 8 to 12 is exposed to a staggering 5.5 hours of screen time daily.
- We often give our kids devices for a moment of peace, but at what cost to their health?
- The consequences of excessive screen time include lower reading levels and increased depression rates.
- It's alarming to realize that the technology we thought would help kids has led to worse outcomes.
- We have the power to change this trend and create a healthier environment for our children.
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Transcript
This is the Daily note from jamesabrown.net School is out and summer is starting for most children.
Speaker A:And that reminds me of one of the scariest stats I've heard recently.
Speaker A:According to Common Sense Media, Kids ages 8 to 12 average 5.5 hours of screen time a day.
Speaker A:Now, I'm not interested in blaming apps or algorithms, but they built something sticky.
Speaker A:That's what companies do.
Speaker A:But most kids didn't get that phone or tablet on their own.
Speaker A:We gave it to them because it bought us 20 minutes of quiet.
Speaker A:And we could text them when we don't know when they are, but the consequences are dire.
Speaker A:Lower reading levels, screen addiction, depression, to name a few things.
Speaker A:Their lives are increasingly worse.
Speaker A:We made it this way, and we can do better than this.
Speaker A:On that note, I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown, and as always, be well.
