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Are Children's Brains Changing with Screen Time?

12/12/2018

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Big news has hit us this week about brain morphology and screen time, and I want to weigh in as we all try to make sense of the findings. Here is the gist of what headlines are saying:

Researchers studied 4,500 9-and 10-year olds and found that many of those who spend more then 7 hours a day on screens —such as smartphones, tablets, and video games—showed premature thinning of the cortex which is the outermost layer of the brain.

This new data comes from the ABCD study funded by The National Institutes of Medicine (NIH). I just got off the phone with neuroscientist Elizabeth Sowell PhD who leads a ABCD study site at Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. I have some important information to share.

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1/17/2020 03:24:25 am

I think that children need to avoid television while they are young. This is just my own opinion, but children who watch television are being deprived of their imagination. I mean, if you just give them something to watch, then they will never develop their own creativity. I feel like I need to go and have my children play with actual toys more. I hope that all parents out there realize the same thing that I have realized from this blog.

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    Lori Getz, M.A.

    Lori is a mother, educator and Internet Safety advocate.  She talks to families about healthy relationships with technology!

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