In my understanding, screen time means the amount of time that people spend on the screen, whether it is a television, smartphone or computer. Being able to know my own screen time helps me remind myself for the amount of time that I spend on the screen, thereby, I can restrain my self not to spend too much time on my phone or my computer.
Screen time can be harmful to both physical and mental health. It will make our eyes dry, which eventually will lead to blurry vision, eye strain, and irritation. Even worse, these symptoms can lead to headaches and stress as well. In terms of mental health, spending too much time on the screen can lead to depression, anxiety or some of the psychological issues. In addition, there are some studies that showed that more hours of daily screen time are correlated with less interest, more difficulty with relationships, less emotional endurance, and less ability to complete tasks.
I totally agreed that children today are growing up with more screen time. Nowadays, technologies have been taken over society because of the advancement of technology that can be easily accessed by any aged person. Almost every household has technology devices such as smartphone, tablet, or laptop that kids can easily approach and get addicted to it. Moreover, some parents do not take enough care of their children, so they just let their children played with the devices without warning them about screen time.
I think screens shouldn't be banned from bedrooms or any places in the house because it depends that we can control ourselves from the screen or not. However, I think that we should finish up our online activities for about 30 minutes before we go to bed. In this way, our eyes can rest from the blue light that comes from the screen, which will help us sleep easier.
Have you experienced any of the symptoms of too much screen time as mentioned in your post?
ReplyDeleteDo you think that giant tech companies, such as Apple and Samsung, should be held responsible for some of the effects of screen time on humans or do you think that individuals should solely be responsible?
What do you think screen time will be like in the future?
Yes, before I go to bed I usually play my phone after I turned off the light. I feel like my eyes are getting worse because of the light from the screen. I really want to change this bad habit, but I can not control myself.
DeleteI think it should be individuals that have to be responsible for themselves. Tech companies did not force us to spend too much time on them, it is ourselves who choose to use those technologies.
In the future, I think that the average time that people spend on the screen will increase because of the advancement of technology.