We also looked at the impact of recreational screen time on social and emotional as well as cognitive and language development, well-being and educational attainment. In many low- and middle-income countries exposure to recreational screen time may still be relatively low among children. Screen time harms can be indirect as well as direct – recreational screen time increases with age and as it does it displaces more beneficial forms of sedentary behaviours such as reading. Recreational screen time may seem to be an inevitable part of modern life. The most prudent approach would be cautious, attempting to follow recent evidence-based guidance that recreational screen time should be restricted.

Source: Standard Digital March 03, 2019 09:45 UTC