Many young children are spending large amount of time in front of screens. What are the causes of this and what other problems does it lead to?

Screen

time

is one of the leading bad habits, which is not only harmful

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for our

eyes but for our mental health too.

Children

are physically and mentally sensitive as compared to adults so they are likely to get more affected by

screen

time

. I believe there are various reasons and serious problems related to

this

kind of habit among

children

. Recently,

due to

the COVID-19 many of us started working remotely.

This

change is not limited to adults,

children

also

have shifted their concentration from physical presence to online presence and they are spending large

amount

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of

time

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their smartphones or tablets. Schools started online lectures which

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children

to study via smart devices which is again a big reason for their high

screen

time

.

Furthermore

,

children

prefer to play online games

instead

of physically playing outside.

This

creates a big impact on their mental health. Recent study proves that

children

who play violent games online tend to become violent in their real life and

this

also

affects their physical health as they are not physically active. Lack of physical activity can

also

lead to obesity. Recently, a child faced incurable mental illness

due to

actively playing violent games. Parents are

also

responsible for

this

habit because

instead

of encouraging their

children

to play in nature, they introduce them

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smartphones. In conclusion, spending a large amount of

time

on

screen

is really harmful for

children

, parents should act upon

this

matter as early as possible and encourage their

children

to spend

time

on physical activities before it's too late.