ScreenTimeEffectonTeenagers: A era where the morning starts with mobile alarm and ends by scrolling social media. This story is not only adults but also this is the story of children and teens. The screen is no longer a means of studying or information, but also the greatest means of recreation and social contact. But the line of the screen is slowly doing teens. Physically and mentally. Increased problems due to the screen time, according to the doctors, the very use of screen time in teenage is raising many serious problems. Mobile, laptop or tablet light and constantly changing materials but also keeps the brain more active, which affects the quality of sleep.
Lack of sleep
If a child spends on the screen 6 hours a day, his sleeping cycle can fully deteriorate. Sleep deficiency may cause symptoms such as irritation, attention and definitions.
Stress and social comparison
Seeing the perfect life, full life, filtered faces and glamorus lifestyle on social media, teenagers begin to feel unsatisfied with their life. They begin to understand themselves inferior to others and this emotional instability causes mental problems like depression, stress and anxiety.
Effects on physical health
Eye irritation and fatigue
Migren and headache
The neck and pain in the back due to the wrong posture
Obesity due to lack of physical activity
What is the solution?
Limit screen time – children should not take over 2 hours of screen every day
Digital Detox Day – Increase Digital Break at least once a week – Games, yoga or external games – talk to children, talk to children what is social media’s reality. Screen-free sleep routine – a distance of the screen 1 hour before bedtime is a modern problem, which is slowly weakening our children physically and mentally weak. Via Aware Hard-Nutrition, Routine Control and Healthy Lifestyle, we can control this digital dependency.
(Disclaimer: The above facts are commonly based on common information. News 18 Punjab does not confirm them. Consult them to the relevant experts before you try it.)