Persuasive Essay On Screen Time

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I do believe that screen time should be limited, not fully taken away. The internet does help kids and students learn, while at the same time if it's misused it can be harmful to the development of their brain. Kids younger then 2 years old should be limited to very little time watching a screen. Before kids, teenagers, and even adults go to bed they should put their phone on the charger and not look at it 30 minutes before they go to sleep.

Yes, the internet has shown research it does harm to the body and mind. We shouldn't completeley cut it out of kids' lifes because now of days everything is done online. especially schooling. Studies show that children in the United states have an average of 7.5 hours of screen time a day, part of that problem is now of days mostly everything we do at school is online and school days are roughly 7 hours. Researchers found that kids watching television with their parents reduces anger, fear, and even increased learning abilities. In my opinion screen time wouldn't be so harmful if we taught our kids the proper way to use a computer instead of letting them always be on social media, playing games, etc. …show more content…

Research shows between 2011 and 2013 children 8 years and younger more than doubled their use of media devices with screens. Looking at a screen for to long makes my eyes hurt and gives me a migraine, that's when I know to stop. According to a scientific journal article the light from a screen confuses viewers body

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