Posted by Fatima Khalil
Saturday, February 11, 2023 02:00 AM
A new study revealed that allowing children to watch devices tablet And television may impair their academic and academic achievement and their mental health at a later time, according to what was published by the American “CNN” website.
The researchers found that increased screen time use during childhood was associated with poorer executive functioning once the child turned 9, according to the study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics.
Executive functioning skills are mental processes that “enable us to plan, focus attention, remember instructions, and successfully juggle multiple tasks,” according to the Harvard University Center on Child Development.
Executive functioning skills are important for higher-level cognition, such as emotional regulation, learning, academic achievement, and mental health, according to the study.
It affects our success socially, academically, professionally, and how we take care of ourselves, said Dr. Erika Schiappini, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
“Although these cognitive processes develop naturally from childhood into adulthood, they are also influenced by the experiences we have,” Chiappini, who was not involved in the study, explained in an email.
Dr. Joyce Harrison, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, said the findings support recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which discourage all screen time before 18 months of age, with the exception of video chatting.
Young children find it difficult to learn from tablets and televisions, said Dr. Erika Schiappini of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Parents reported each child’s screen time, and researchers found that there was an association between childhood screen time and attention and executive function at 9 years of age, according to the study.
The study indicated that more research is needed to determine whether screen time causes poor executive function or whether there are other factors in the child’s environment that predispose them to longer screen time and poor executive functioning.
Children have difficulty interpreting information displayed in two dimensions, for example on screens, and have difficulty distinguishing between fantasy and reality.
When it comes to emotional regulation, infants and young children can learn from their caregivers when they model self-control or help categorize appropriate emotions and expressions.