Screen Time is an important aspect which we all worried about for new age parents.Children get exposed to various screens now a days and there is no specific ideal hours in a day for screen time. It is important to understand screen exposure in many ways.
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It is very much essential to use the screen wisely.Many of us think that it is a monster and eats the most meaningful hours of children. However interactive based and two way communication sessions through screens can be a great source for children to learn. Parents need to focus on safe and content rich information rather than focusing on screen timing and exposure.
Parents also need to focus on bringing self control on what to watch and when to watch for children.They need to teach children about the basic understanding of knowing what to watch in which quantity and what not to watch and learning from age and need based appropriate content. It provides guided exposure and experience in this virtual world. Keeping multiple blocks and checks will provide only temporary results rather enhancing them through open discussions about the importance of cyber security risks will help them a lot.
In their discussions they need to tell them the kind of websites/apps that are healthy to watch. It gives them exposure to know the basic usages like email, best platforms for their academics and other activities. It also helps them to talk about good,bad and ugly aspects of all web related information.
Parents need to bring discipline about screen time of children. It is equally important to monitor what apps/websites/shows their friends prefer It is best to suggest the better devices for use as device free zones at home prepare children watching on open door screens. Using wisely with filtered content with stipulated time will make your screen the best friend for life time.
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