{"id":5122,"date":"2022-12-12T09:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-12T09:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/?p=5122"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:31:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T12:31:55","slug":"too-much-screen-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/blog\/too-much-screen-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Too Much Screen Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/too-much-screen-time.png?_t=1701859919\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8971\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/too-much-screen-time.png 667w, https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/too-much-screen-time-300x199.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-71i5h\">In today&#8217;s world \ud83c\udf0e, it&#8217;s not uncommon for teens to spend upwards of 5 hours a day on their phones. It&#8217;s hard to go anywhere without seeing someone staring at a screen. Whether it&#8217;s:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-aphr3\">\u270f Teens texting on their phones<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-aphr3\">\u270f People scrolling through social media on their laptops<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-e50v1\">\u270f Kids playing video games<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-gq1k\">Screens are everywhere. But how much screen time is too much? Let&#8217;s take a look at the amount of time most teens spend on their phones and how much is ideal. The general consensus is that spending more than 2 hours a day on screens is too much. This is because too much screen time can lead to a number of problems, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-61dle\">\u270f <strong>Poor sleep quality:<\/strong> The blue light emitted from screens can disrupt the body&#8217;s natural sleep cycle, leading to poorer sleep quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-c00l4\">\u270f <strong>Difficulty concentrating:<\/strong> When you&#8217;re constantly bombarded with notifications and alerts, it can be hard to focus on anything else. This can lead to problems at school or work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-9tos2\">\u270f<strong> Social isolation: <\/strong>Spending too much time on your phone can make it difficult to socialize in person, which can lead to feelings of loneliness and isolation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-1kmp4\">\u270f <strong>Neck and back pain:<\/strong> Slouching over your phone can cause tension in the neck and shoulders, which can lead to pain and stiffness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-bcvau\">\u270f <strong>Eye strain:<\/strong> Staring at screens for long periods of time can cause eye strain, fatigue, and dry eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-8cvff\">The<em> American Academy of Pediatrics<\/em> recommends that children aged 2-5 years old should be limited to 1 hour of screen time per day. For children aged 6 years and older, the AAP recommends no more than 2 hours of screen time per day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-7l4lg\">However, these are just guidelines; ultimately it&#8217;s up to parents to decide what&#8217;s best for their child based on their individual needs and circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"viewer-47kri\">If this helps decrease your screen time leave us a comment below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In today&#8217;s world \ud83c\udf0e, it&#8217;s not uncommon for teens to spend upwards of 5 hours a day on their phones. It&#8217;s hard to go anywhere without seeing someone staring at a screen. Whether it&#8217;s: \u270f Teens texting on their phones \u270f People scrolling through social media on their laptops \u270f Kids playing video games Screens [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":9749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5122"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5122"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8985,"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5122\/revisions\/8985"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themindbydesign.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}