Are we giving our kids the iPad too much?

This is the question that Nicki and Ashley dive into on today's episode of Scrolling 2 Death. 

We've all seen kids on their iPads at a restaurant, and maybe even handed one to our own kid. This episode will make you rethink doing this, as there are consequences for your kids, both developmentally and socially.

We share the latest research around screen time in children that all parents need to know. 

A few takeaways: 

• When kids spend more time in front of screens, they experience higher levels of clinically significant inattention problems.
• Increased screen time in kids is linked with poorer performance on developmental screening test.
• Prolonged screen time can result in a thinning of the cortex in some kids (which delays the processing of information). 

Research:

• When kids spend more time in front of screens, they experience higher levels of “clinically significant inattention problems” as well as other ADHD-type behavior issues. 
• When the amount of daily screen time increased from 30 minutes to more than two hours a day, the problems multiplied by at least five times.
• Spending a lot of time staring at screens is linked with poorer performance on developmental screening tests later in childhood.
• Too much screen time may cause physical changes to your brain. 
• Studies investigate the positive mental and physical benefits of frequent screenless family meals. They show that the amount of time kids spend together during family meals is strongly correlated with academic achievement, fewer behavioral problems, less obesity and reduced rates of teen smoking, drinking and drug use.

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