Pediatrician recommends families set aside screen-free times during pandemic
With more children in front of screens during remote learning, experts said too much screen time can lead to sleep, mood and academic problems.
By: WCPO Staff
and last updated 2020-12-21 14:50:56-05
CINCINNATI â Screen time was a perennial concern for modern parents well before the COVID-19 pandemic began. Now, with nearly half of Ohio school districts conducting classes only over the internet and most in-person socialization sharply limited, itâs even more of a catch-22. How much is too much? How little is too little?
Childrenâs Hospital pediatrician Dr. John Hutton studies the effect of technology on children and adolescents, and even he isnât sure.