Effects of screen time on children’s learning and development. Developmental Psychology

The effects of screen time on children’s development and learning

Developmental Psychology

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Today’s technologically-driven society is full of parents who use technology to entertain and divert their kids. It works, and I am able to attest. Children’s attention may be held for longer by screens than by nearly anything else, giving parents a break (Lanca & Saw, 2020). Empathy development is essential for young children. Screentime has been proven to inhibit the ability to understand facial expressions, and to acquire social skills. Face-to-face interaction is the best way for toddlers to learn nonverbal communication. Infants need to recognize faces because, until they can speak, communication is all non-verbal. Baby who spends too much time looking at screens will have difficulties understanding and managing emotions. It also prevents them from engaging in cognitively beneficial activities, such as play and socializing with others (Lanca & Saw, 2020). Elementary school students who spend more than two hours per day staring at a screen (whether it is a television, a computer or a smartphone) are more likely to have attention, emotional, and social problems. Attention issues are more common in children who regularly play video games. Cont…

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