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I have children and do not notice this. What you want to be true isn’t necessarily universal.
by evilduck 3y ago
I have children and do not notice this.
What you want to be true isn’t necessarily universal.
- SirMaster 3y agoNobody is saying it applies to every child. But if it affects enough of them then it's a problem worth looking into.
- vidarh 3y agoGP did make a blanket statement
- evilduck 3y agoIsn’t looking into it exactly what they did with the 12,000 kids in the study linked? OP’s kid could have major depression for all we know, their anecdotes about their kids being extrapolated to all kids is absurd.
- lo_zamoyski 3y agoWe shouldn't confuse observation with cause. If the OP genuinely observed such changes in behavior, then that's different than ascribing a direct cause to screen time. Perhaps some children respond differently. Perhaps other factors play out by means of screen time. Perhaps what their kids are doing on their phones is different (we shouldn't forget the affect of the content on the screen). Who knows, and from a parenting point of view, it may not matter all that much when deciding what to do. If reducing screen time improves symptoms, then that's a good start, at least.