Kids and screen time during pandemic

Kids and screen time during pandemic

THEY'RE AT HOME DURING THEPANDEMIC.23ABC'S DANIELA GARRIDO SPOKEWITH A LOCAL PEDIATRICIAN ONTHE EFFECTS THIS MAY HAVE ONTHEM AND IS LIVE WITH MORE.MOST PEOPLE THINK TOO MUCHSCREEN TIME IS A BAD THING ANDINSOME CONTEXT IT IS BUT A LOCALPEDIATRICIAN SAYS WITH TIMESCHANGING..

SCREEN TIME MAY HAVESOME POSITIVE BENEFITS FOR KIDS."CHILDREN HAD TO COME HOME ALLOF A SUDDEN FOR THE LAST TWOMONTHS MY CHILDREN COME HOME ANDSTAY HOME"FOR KIDS STAYING AT HOME DURINGTHE PANDEMIC, IT CAN BE EASY TOREACH FOR A REMOTE OR LAPTOP FORENTERTAINMENT.

"BEFORE WE SAIDAS PEDIATRICIANS TO LIMIT SCREENTIME BUT THAT DEPENDS ON THECONTEXT AND THE RISK AND BENEFITRATIO.

BEFOREWE WANTED KIDS OUT TO PLAYBECAUSE IF THEY WERE WATCHING TVA LOT THEY LACKED A SENSORYLIFESTYLE" ACCORDING TO DR. FAN,A PEDIATRICIAN AT KAISERPERMANENTE, AS TIMES CHANGE, SODO THE THINGS KIDS CONSIDERSENSORY."NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT ISTHE CHANGE IN REALITY BECAUSENOW YOU NEED TO GO ONLINE TOLEARN, WE CAN'T VISIT OURGRANDPARENTS AND AUNTS SO WELOSE THE SOCIAL INTERACTIONS ANDWE NEED TO USE SCREEN TIME TOHELP ESTABLISH THOSETHINGS"ADJUSTING TO SCREEN TIME DURINGTHIS NEW NORMAL OFSTAYING AT HOME COMES DOWN TOTHIS..

"ITS THREE C'S - ITDEPENDS ON THE CHILD, CONTENT,AND CONTEXT OFTHE SCREEN TIME"INCREASED SCREEN TIME DOESN'THAVE TO BE A BAD THINGWHEN USED CORRECTLY..

IT CANHELP WITH LACK OFINTERACTION AND EVEN BOOSTCONVERSATIONS AT HOME."WE JUST FINISHED A WHOLESERIOUS OF A BUNCH OF THINGSON TV AND WE WATCH IT AS AFAMILY AND YOU CAN TALK ABOUTTHE DECISIONS THEY MADE AND HOWIT AFFECTS THEIR LIVES SOWHEN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT ITBRINGS CONTEXT INTO HOW THEYINTERPRET WHAT THEYRE SEEING SOYOURE TEACHINGSOMETHING ALONG THE WAY"DR. FAN SAYS SCREEN TIME FORTEENAGERS CAN BE THE MOSTRISKY."WE ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO LOOK ATWHAT CONTROLS THEYCAN PUT ON TO LIMIT THEEXPLORATION AND JUST TO TALKABOUT WHAT THAT IS IN THE REALWORLD AND HOW IT FITS INTO WHATWE HAVE TAUGHT YOU AS