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Susana Barrios
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08-14-2024
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new website socialemotionalpaws.org
To whom it may concern.
Screen Dependency Disorder: The Effects of ‘Screen Time’ Addiction and a short video
presentation.
The next time you leave your house and venture off into a public place, take a minute to
look around. If we’re living on the same planet, it won’t be long before you see a child
with eyes glued to a screen almost as big as his or her face.
While we have witnessed some incredible technological advancements in the 21st
century, parents have realized that handing a child their smartphone or tablet is a
convenient solution for boredom or temper tantrums.
However, this thing called “screen time” is creating brand new mental health and
behavioral problems in young kids. Some of them cry, some of them break things, and
some even threaten suicide.
Screen Dependency Disorder: Excessive Screen Time Explained
Whether kids are playing video games or using smartphone apps, there is a growing
mountain of evidence suggesting that young boys and girls are exhibiting addictive
behavior. Why? Largely because of extensive exposure to (unregulated) screen time.
Whereas adult brains are more developed, children’s brains are susceptible to significant
changes in structure and connectivity which can stunt neural development and lead to a
screen dependency disorder. Other classifications of screen dependency disorder are:
Internet addiction disorders
Internet gaming disorder
Problematic internet use
Compulsive internet use
Pathological video game use
Video game addiction
Pathological technology use
Online game addiction
Mobile phone dependence
Social network site addiction
Facebook addiction
In psychologist Dr. Aric Sigman’s research paper published in the Journal of the
International Child Neurology Association, he writes: “‘Addiction’ is a term increasingly
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used to describe the growing number of children engaging in a variety of different screen
activities in a dependent, problematic manner.”
8 Major Symptoms of a Screen Dependency Disorder
If you have a child or grandchild, the following symptoms may present themselves if their
screen time – especially on the internet and video games – compromises their ability to
function.
Preoccupation
Withdrawal symptoms
Increasing tolerance
Failure to reduce or stop screen activities
Loss of outside interests
Continuation despite negative consequences
Lying about extent of use
Use to escape adverse moods
How Prevalent Is Screen Dependency Disorder Among Kids?
One 2015 study published in Behavioral Sciences (Basel) found that 12 percent of young
American adolescent gamers to be “pathological video-gamers.”
Although playing video games does not require any chemical substances or intoxication,
researchers suggest that it could lead to addiction-like symptoms including the ones
listed above.
For Seattle-based psychotherapist Dr. George Lynn, 80 percent of his patients’ issues
stem from too much gaming, watching too many online videos, or excessively using
social media. As a result, Dr. Lynn is witnessing “a personality syndrome that comes
from basically unbridled, uncontrolled use of recreational use of screen media during the
day and at night.”
“Most doctors, family doctors, even psychiatric practitioners are not hip to the obvious
fact that a kid might be only getting two to three hours of sleep at night if that,” says Dr.
Lynn. “And that causes personality problems.”
What Too Much Screen Time Is Really Doing to Our Kids
Becoming someone with a screen dependency disorder can have devastating effects.
According to Family Life and Child Development specialist and Early Childhood Education
consultant Claudette Avelino-Tandoc, a child’s screen dependency disorder may lead to
insomnia, back pain, weight gain or loss, vision problems, headaches, anxiety,
dishonesty, feelings of guilty, and loneliness.
Ultimately, however, the long-term effects of these symptoms can be as severe as brain
damage. In fact, multiple studies exploring the effects of screen dependency disorder
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have proven that children’s brains shrink or lose tissue in the frontal lobe, striatum, and
insula; these areas help to govern planning and organization, suppression of socially
unacceptable impulses, and our capacity to develop compassion and empathy,
respectively.
“Devices or gadgets are not bad per se. They are useful and essential tools for
communication, research, learning, entertainment, among other things,” says Dr. Avelino-
Tandoc. “Parents are dealing with 21st century learners, what we call ‘digital natives.’
They should allow their kids to manipulate these tools. However, balance is the key
word.”
5 Tips for Parents with Children Who Have a Screen Dependency Disorder
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ new recommendations for children’s
media use and Dr. Lynn’s methods:
For children younger than 18 months, avoid use of screen media other than video-
chatting. Parents of children 18 to 24 months of age who want to introduce digital media
should choose high-quality programming and watch it with their children to help them
understand what they’re seeing.
For children ages 2 to 5 years, limit screen use to 1 hour per day of high-quality
programs. Parents should co-view media with children to help them understand what
they are seeing and apply it to the world around them.
For children ages 6 and older, place consistent limits on the time spent using media, and
the types of media, and make sure media does not take the place of adequate sleep,
physical activity and other behaviors essential to health.
Set ground rules early and enforce themby designating media-free times together, such
as dinner or driving, as well as media-free locations at home, such as bedrooms.
Stay in the conversationby having ongoing communication about online citizenship and
safety, including treating others with respect online and offline
Originally reported by: Health Holistic Living
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Susana Barrios
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Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 7:51 PM
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Virginia schools receive guidance for cellphone-free classrooms
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08-15-2024
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I thought you would be interested in this story I found on MSN: Virginia schools receive guidance for
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Virginia schools receive guidance for
cellphone-free classrooms
The Virginia Department of Education released draft guidance
Thursday afternoon for school districts to implement
measures to remove cellphones from “bell to bell” in
classrooms. The guidance comes after Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-
VA) signed an executive order directing the department to find
ways for schools to achieve a “cellphone-free education.”
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Cell Phone-Free Education Draft
Guidance & Resources
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Susana Barrios
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Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 10:04 PM
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Connecticut middle school bans 'incredibly distracting' cell phones
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I thought you would be interested in this story I found on MSN: Connecticut middle school bans
'incredibly distracting' cell phones - https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/connecticut-middle-school-
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And https://socialemotionalpaws.com/blog-post-1/f/school-districts-crack-down-on-cellphone-usage-
in-classrooms
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School districts crack down on
cellphone usage in classrooms
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Susana Barrios
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Sent: Thursday, August 15, 2024 11:49 PM
Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] New poll finds 50% of parents believe too much time on technology keeps kids from forming
connections in the classroom
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Susana Barrios
From:Craig A Durfey <cadurfey@gmail.com>
Sent:Friday, August
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