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The great ‘screen time’ debate

After three weeks of mentioning buses (which are marginally better, by the way) I thought I’d dive straight into a much more controversial topic. Screen Time.

The issue of whether too much screen time on phones and tablets is bad for children has been debated for well over a decade. It’s a logical evolution of the discussions with previous generations over TV and video games. More recently, this issue was back in the news with some emerging research that too much time flicking through social media and video clips does indeed hinder a child’s ability to concentrate. However, it’s not hard to find arguments for both sides of the divide.

What is interesting is to look at how the people in charge of big tech firms handle screen time in their own families. Famously the inventors of the ipad Steve Jobs and Jonny Ives both said that they don’t let their own children use them, despite designing them to be easy enough for a toddler to operate. That always raises an eyebrow for me, but of course there’s always more to a story. If you’re interested in what a range of tech leaders do or did do with screen time with their children then I’ve posted a link to what I hope is a fairly balanced article below.

Screen time v play time: what tech leaders won’t let their own kids do | Technology | The Guardian

Have a great weekend,

Joe Barker

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