Increased screen time is linked with anxiety, eye disorders, and pain disorders. It can also have detrimental effects on children. Online schooling and other online learning activities amidst the pandemic have led to children spending hours on mobile and laptop screens. This has started exhibiting adverse effects on their growth and overall health. What is screen time? Screen time is the total time spent in front of screens such as mobile phones, TVs, computers, tablets, or any hand-held or visual devices.
Ensuring a balanced screen time is crucial to avoid related health implications. Several factors, like the duration and frequency of screen time and the screen quality, determine the effect of the exposure on one’s health. Based on the purpose, screen time can be categorized into positive and negative. This has been elucidated in Figure 1. Figure 1. Types of screen time How much…
