Using Screen Time Limits Makes Happier Kids

There are many studies that have shown teens who spent more time on new media (screens) were more likely to report mental health issues than those who spent time on non-screen activities. A 2017 study found kids who spent three hours or more a day on smartphones or other electronic devices were 34% more likely to suffer at least one suicide-related outcome—including feeling hopeless or seriously considering suicide—than kids who used devices two hours a day or less. Among kids who used electronic devices five or more hours a day, 48% had at least one suicide-related outcome. We must start taking screen time seriously. In a new set of guidelines, the World Health Organization said that infants under one year old should not be exposed to electronic screens and that children between the ages of 2 and four should not have more than one hour of “sedentary screen time” each day. Fortunately, both Apple and Android have remote-access capabilities, where parents can control their kids’ phones. Even better, they both generate reports so you can see exactly where they’re spending their time on their devices.

Our guest this week, Clayton Cranford is a Sergeant in a Southern California law enforcement agency and founder of Total Safety Solutions LLC. Clayton is one of the nation’s leading law enforcement educators on social media, child safety, and behavioral threat assessments. Clayton is the author of the definitive book on cyber safety for families, “Parenting in the Digital World.” He created Cyber Safety Cop, a comprehensive Internet, and social media safety program. It teaches parents and students how to avoid online threats, such as cyberbullying, online predators, pornography, and social media addiction. Sergeant Cranford has served as a member of the Orange County School Threat Assessment Team, School Resource Officer, and Crisis Negotiation Team. He also supervised Orange County’s drug abuse education program that has reached thousands of students in hundreds of schools throughout Southern California.

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