Parents see impact of screen time on babies, toddlers

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[@RS-uz3ud]

People complain about kids being addicted to screen time but kids imitate parents. You will be amazed how connected you become when you minimize screen time at home!

[@crystaltheo8494]

I feel so guilty..... im going to stop being on my phone as much.

[@4G12]

Back in the day it was war against too much book reading, now this. The war against self learning and research rages on.

[@stephaniemwadime3329]

I don't know how you got that from a video about paying attention to your child more instead of using your phone

[@brittaniedoering4316]

My 3 year old acts completely different if he is on tablet gets very irritated easily and won’t even want to eat sometimes. So now that he is showing this kind of behavior he isn’t allowed at all on tablet problem solved only takes a week and your child should be a lot better

[@nehatandel3924]

Thanks for sharing this

[@DrLuke49]

Two minutes is all it takes for a toddler or small child to drown in the bathtub or the family pool. Parents should learn how to plan ahead when multitasking or ensure extra eyes, ears and helping hands are around if they absolutely cannot avoid being on their electronic devices.

[@nahhellnah]

My mom is stressed out a lot, she homeschools us, and she works from home, and she has 3 kids, and she has to clean the house, it is EXTREMELY messy, 24/7. It is very heard for her and i'm always concerned about my 3 yr old sister being on the phone for like 6 hours straight, same with my brother, he is 9, and i am 12, and i dont want them living off the screens, it has been like that for almost 3 years now.

[@eringrey9297]

I’m a mom with 3 kids. Your home life has been stress and screen time for 3 years? Around the start of the pandemic? Do you or your mom have anyone to reach out to for help?

[@derekmontgomery8404]

Notice the few comments in this section. People need to be put on a guilt trip. Let them face their fears. The truth

[@melissawalker9091]

Parents should be able to read to our babies and not focus on iPad and on technology. We need to educate parents and babies to.

[@mannyverse6158]

Ok that broke my heart.

[@aleksandarnikolov144]

And boom, your kid hits puberty and you haven't been there for them because you're disconnected beyond humanity. You're now part of the distraction/dopamine-fueled grave we dug ourselves into Clap, clap, clap.

[@roblox_gamer1091]

give the child a screen then

[@vidyavathithotalu6679]

Yes and fry the child’s brain 😥

[@RavensFan634]

@@vidyavathithotalu6679🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aythnic6722]

Omg im bout to be an aunt for the first time and im superrrr excited

[@fourd633]

Came at 666 views only to hear a diabolical laugh at the intro

[@this_time_imperfect]

"49 days a year, a month and a half of our lives" Somebody failed grade 2 math.

[@cazper332]

So sad

[@shopaholicru6999]

Cell phones, the new evil.

[@DJ-mw7wj]

Don’t gave the tablets and I pads give them video games! Instead!

[@sashell2980]

It’s actually getting worse than simply not having parents attention. Moms are straight up leaving small children in a bath to check their phones... 5 minutes turn into 30 real quick, then the small children drown. That’s the world we live in now.

[@hellooutthere8956]

It is called awareness. AWARENESS.

[@amrose4214]

Seen adults do this too. I still try to interact with those around me. But when it really frustrating when they can not look up or ignore you to even play and even spouses do to each other. They get bad when claim you being rude when ya trying to get them off phone to pay attention to live person.

[@darthkrator9366]

No cap

[@DrLuke49]

I have seen entire families out to eat on special occasions and every single one of them is on their tablet or mobile phone as if they could have just stayed home.

[@LMLification]

Now if those women were babysitters who were doing that, then the parents would have had a hissy fit. Just because you aren't "on the clock" doesn't mean you can just skirk parental duties and awareness of your child, especially infants and toddlers.

[@HuggiMa]

The little girl sitting and waiting for her mom tore at my heart.

[@mexcanfun4498]

I sat down on the blanket with my daughters 1 year old baby. Paid no attention to me at all. She was watching cartoons on her phone.

[@Megatron-sl5us]

I'm so happy to see Diane Sawyer back on TV!!!!! I love her!!!! Just saying.

[@Vintagebeliever]

I have seen little ones out for a walk with their parent.. and their parent is on the phone instead of paying attention to their child. Very sad

[@anitakimsingh4896]

I always miss calls,texts because of my son. I got a great 70s board game box it's got 56 games in total hours of fun we still haven't done all the games.

[@traceynelson2170]

True lm the worst l can't find my fone most days and my family members tell me l should just throw it away coz l miss their calls so much my husband said his gonna change my name on his fone to voicemail coz that's all he gets( but that's not true l do answer sometimes) l got three beautiful kids the smallest is 11weeks so there really isn't any time, sorry duno why I'm giving you my life story🤣 but your doing a great job mom👍

[@Simsim3e]

There are also studies that show toddlers are more developmentally advanced than those that don't use tablets and phones. Better fine motor skills, attention, and problem solving. My son just turned 3 and he can count to 20 and read. He has also figured out on his own how to play complicated games that are difficult even for me. I think it also stimulates their imagination and creativity more. I do of course limit his screen time and will go for days at a time without it. Too much screen time is unhealthy for all ages. Socialization and exercise are also very important.

[@haannguyen4402]

I wrote an essay for English class on that

[@regg8719]

Please redo this one during this pandemic 😂

[@cocomunga]

Smartphones are literally a magic wand that allow you to do hundreds of things that nobody could have done years ago. People like having the magic power, myself included.

[@stewie17]

The manufacturer of the first smart phone : ibm the ibm Simon personal communicator . In the late 80s early 90s a cell phone was a status symbol

[@MJruling]

Giving screens at 2 and not 20?? A new way to silence.

[@An1gMa5realm]

We could of been so much further as a society and world had we not neglected life and its magic.

[@anitakimsingh4896]

Funny my son didn't know what tv or iPads or iPhones to started school. As I only use put on when he was a sleep. We lived where park was next door to our house . He loved that as had a great bike track and trees for shade .

[@LA_4_Life_Lovez]

Over reacting🙄

[@Aishamudjaza]

Baby is lama

[@55giantsfan22]

Cell phone = Worst invention ever

[@ollib9837]

55giantsfan22 I would not say that.

[@dookieman7662]

Um. It’s easily one of the best inventions ever. Just due to convenience.

[@aprilgonzalez2688]

While posting on your cell phone. Hypocrite

[@aFeverishFiend]

@@dookieman7662 people DO watch KZbin on the computer still

[@dookieman7662]

aFeverishFiend not my point.

[@RinChan82]

I don't have a child and I never will, but I do have a cat, and I've noticed the same disappointment and frustration from her when I'm on my phone. She hates the thing, I can see it in her eyes when she looks at it. She knows that the phone is what steals my attention away from her. I feel so guilty. She wants to cuddle, or play, and sometimes I'm just glued to the phone and for some reason it's so hard to put it down, even when I know I should pay attention to her instead. I have to force myself to, but once I've attended to her needs, I'm right back on it again and then she'll bug for something else and I have to put it down again, so my time at home is just constantly being on phone -> cuddle with cat -> resume being on phone -> play with cat -> resume being on phone etc. I need to try to stop going back to the phone and just stay off of it

[@DavidMcFarner]

DIANNE! You look FABULOUS!!!

[@ann6770]

How about the parents who livestream on YT for hours and hours every single day

[@georgiamaguire692]

the link to the full report isn't working. PLEASE FIX IT!!

[@hahadarrie]

The ease of technology and the fullness of our lives.

[@KCsFunHouse]

Umm why? Is this what parents do with their feckin toddlers now? Tablets and smart phones weren’t around when my kids were that age, I had a Nokia lol. I mean if your kids are calling you especially at 2 what parent doesn’t respond? This is really sad. Now that mine are teens when we go out to eat all the phones go in the center of the table and you’re not allowed to touch them.

[@4evrMee]

Do you have kids?

[@tusharrajput6192]

Just 80 times a day..those are rookie numbers😎

[@iamryanautistic]

REPORT SCREEN TIME!!!!

[@fourd633]

Came at 666 views only to hear a diabolical laugh at the intro

[@LMLification]

No wonder children have horrendous socialization nowadays.

[@tedgreversiii1956]

A study from the university of Lesley?

[@LMLification]

@@tedgreversiii1956 Several studies have had the balls to just expose it for what it is...

[@rosettaservice]

Insightful!

[@oscarpicon7164]

Teachers also need to be vocal about this. The effects are seen directly in the classroom.

[@haannguyen4402]

No wonder so many fights happen at my school

[@jcteenchurch]

I go through this. And kids are like mom,mom,mom... I try not to. But I get all my news and info from the media

[@nigelpascua2280]

People-mga tao-

[@tal3monstertruck863]

😀

[@tylersheehy3918]

Just kidding

[@CraftyZanTub]

I'm so glad I don't have brats. There is nothing entertaining about the little bags of demanding need.

[@CraftyZanTub]

@WHENDOESITEND? I take it you're a brat worshiper?

[@tylersheehy3918]

Good parents ignore yore kids

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

Tyler Sheehy That vaguely resembles English.

[@tylersheehy3918]

@@makeracistsafraidagain that was sarcasm