The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommendations to limit smart phone hazards of misuse. AAP recommended for children ages 2 to 5 years, a limit screen use to 1 hour per day of high-quality programs.
Parents should co-view media with their children to help them understand what they are seeing and apply it to the world around them.
For children ages 6 and older, place consistent limits on the time spent using media, and the types of media.
In fact; Parents have to make sure media does not take the place of adequate sleep, physical activity and other behaviors essential to health. Additionally; design media-free times together, such as dinner or driving, as well as media-free locations at home, such as bedrooms. (1)
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SMART PHONE Hazards
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) is a term defined as excessive use of one’s smartphone with interference in work, school or socially. Excessive use of tablets and smart phones is common and not without problems.
abuse of Smart phone has demonstrable associations with alcohol use, certain mental health diseases (especially attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, anxiety, depression, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorders). Additionally worse scholastic performance was also associated with problematic smart phone use. (2)
SLEEP problems with Smart Phones Misuse
Tablets and smart phone use problems involve sleep quality and quantity and involve all age groups. Additionally, Scientific researchers reported important association between daily tablet and smartphone usage and sleep quality in toddlers. Also, Tablets and smart phone usage exposes toddlers to the risk of fewer hours of sleep and taking longer time to fall asleep (3). The blue light emitted from TV; tablets and smart phones screens suppresses endogenous Melatonin production. Melatonin is the sleep hormone.
Exposure to indoor blue-light before bedtime has a strong suppressive effect on the hormone melatonin. This could, in turn, have effects on sleep quality and the body’s ability to regulate body temperature, blood pressure and glucose levels (4). Therefore, it is important to sleep in tablets and smart phone free bedrooms. Don’t forget to switch your smart phones before sleep.