Even Apple investors are concerned about your kids? screen time
Rarely a week goes by that we don?t hear about the dangers of screen time for kids. Some research has connected young children?s use of screens to speech delays while other warnings have linked early screen exposure to poor cognitive development. Just last week, the World Health Organization created a new diagnosis in its International Classification of Diseases: gaming disorder.
It?s surprising though when the people who profit from kids using smartphones and tablets start voicing concerns. Over the weekend, two major Apple shareholders sent a letter to the company imploring the tech giant to look at the effect smartphones are having on kids? health.
While all screens are potentially problematic, mobile devices like smartphones and tablets have proven to be particularly detrimental to health?they go with us everywhere. They can be brought into bedrooms where they can affect kids? sleep, they?re often looked at for hours on end and cause harm to kids? eyes and, perhaps most concerning, they interrupt regular socializing and may even begin to affect kids? mental health. Barry Rosenstein and Anne Sheehan own about $2 billion in Apple shares. In their letter, they point out that research says the average teen gets their first smartphone at age 10 and spends 4.5 hours on it each day. They also note that more than half of kids say they?re addicted to their screens.Â
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