Screen Time Trigger Kids’ Psychological Ills

by mikea44646 on November 14, 2010

The Title and text is taken directly from Time Magazine (October 25th 2010, page 29)

“Numerous Studies have linked the sedentary hours spent in front of a computer or television set with obesity in children. NOW research is connecting screen time with mental health problems too. … Those who spent more then two hours a day in front of a screen were more likely to have emotional difficulties, hyperactivity, or problems relating to other people, compared with kids who had less screen time. … [simply] increasing exercise levels did not mitigate the social and behavioral difficulties associated with excessive TV or computer use. …”

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