According to a recent study by the University of California, San Francisco, there is a high risk of causing teenagers who are suffering more exposure to the use of certain types of technology.
The study, published in the Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Journal, analyzed the national samples of 9,243 children in the United States between the ages of 10 and 11 years old.
Young people who spent more time in social media, text messages, video and video games were likely to be “swelling of self-esteem, the need for sleep, the need for sleep, the actions of fast language, racing and impulse-an impulsive episodes, and the main features of bipolar spectrum disorders.”
“This study emphasizes the importance of early training healthy screen use habits,” said Dr. Kyle Ganson, assistant professor of University-Inwentash at the University of Toronto.
“Future research can help you understand the behavior and brain mechanisms that help you to provide information on prevention and intervention by linking the use of screens with symptoms.”
Tips for safe use of professionals
Verizon hosted the first “Digital Wellness Summit” in New York City to share the global plug day (March 7) to share its insights with the public for the safe use of technology.
Sowmyanarayan Sampath, the CEO of Verizon Consumer Group, discussed the importance of setting digital boundaries for children.
Sampath said at an event held at Big Apple, “Digital Wellness should be for all ages, but in reality it requires a new blueprint as a parent.
“This digital age is a new era for us. In history we have no time to reconstruct how to handle it. ”
Sampath shared strong statistics on the use of telephone, including the results of Verizon’s 2024 Consumer Connections report in a separate interview with Fox News Digital.
Children and adolescents use social media for 4-5 hours a day and receive notifications between 250 and 275 every day.
The children also hung up about 150 times a day and picked up.
One quarter of this event occurred during school time.
Sampath said, “I thought this was a healthier relationship that people could have.
Effect on children of technology
Dr. Keneisha Sinclair-McBride, a psychologist at Boston’s Children’s Hospital and Psychologist at Harvard Medical School, spoke in a follow-up interview with a panel at the Verizon event and Fox News Digital.
Experts say that children who spend free time and time on their mobile phones can be a problem. In particular, considering the possibility of experiencing threats such as cyber harassment and hate expressions, it could be a problem.
“We know that these are related to depressive symptoms and other mental health problems,” she said.
“We also know that there are too positive things in social connection, learning and fun, so we must maintain two balance.”
She pointed out that some social media apps were “designed to be fixed” through the loop of the algorithm.
Sinclair-McBride said that if this problem occurs, the function can be reduced in the workplace or school and a negative impact on sleep and relationships, Sinclair-McBride warned.
“Can they live their lives and do what they want and what they want in a positive way? If there is a concern in the area, it is a sign of something that usually needs to be reevaluated. ”
Prompt for parents and grandparents
Sinclair-McBride recommended that parents and grandparents learned about the apps used by children and trained them to detect fraud, wrong information, or AI creation contents to teach them to be “important consumers” of the content.
Fox News Digital said, “I think it’s the first step in modeling it as a parent.
“Parents also see their own use (question) ‘Are you calling too much? Am I addicted to social media? ‘”
The CEO also urged adults to set boundaries associated with telephone use, regardless of whether they were limited to certain spaces of the home or in certain time of certain time.
‘Making fun space’
Sampath shared brief advice to the family to ensure a sound balance between technology use and unplugged activities.
“Go to the movie. Go for a walk. Go and play the game or hang out with your friends. Or do you hang out with your family in the kitchen and do something fun. ”
“I think children should sometimes be comfortable.
“Children should be more comfortable. This is part of a healthy boundary and part of a good relationship with technology.”
Sampath also encouraged Americans to explore outdoor spaces and use their lives in areas where “part of the best weather” and “world’s best natural sights” were used to move more.
“You want to create a space for fun. I want to create a space to play. You want to create a space where you can do your physical activity and have a real relationship. ”
“There is a long -term advantage in mental health. I feel happier when working in real life.”
Sinclair-McBride went out and reversed the advice of “touching the lawn.”
“The time people spend with digital technology should be balanced with real things, such as sports, art, creative activities, reading or practical practice, and practical things.”
“I think this generation thinks this generation is thinking that this generation wants to do digital, digital, and digital,” she added.
“They still like other things. We must give you options, space and freedom to have that time. ”
