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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi! Earlier this week I read the article <a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/parenting-tips/children-overuse-electronics-technology" target="_blank">
Your Wired Kid</a> by Annie Murphy Paul in Good Housekeeping online. Much of the article pulls from
<a href="http://www.lisaguernsey.com/publicHome.htm" target="_blank">Lisa Guernsey</a>, one of my favorite resources for media literacy information and research and author of
<i style="">Into the Minds of Babes</i>. This article specifically discusses media use and children over 2 years old, particularly school age kids and teens, and takes the realistic approach that kids today consume media almost constantly and asks how can we
set expectations around media use that off-set the negative effects and increase the positive social and educational effects.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are the key things I took away:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Growing research shows that screen time can make a kid fat, interfere with sleep, increase risky behaviors (drinking, smoking, drug use, and unprotected sex), weaken parental bonds, and correspond to mood problems. (my summary of
<b style="">negative research</b> in the article)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Growing research shows that video game players have sharper vision, faster reaction times, are less easily distracted, are better at multi-tasking, and may be associate with increased creativity such as generating stories. Screen time can
also foster connections, closeness with peers, greater empathy, and provide a venue teens are more willing to share their feelings and practice emotional life.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span>(my summary of <b style="">positive research</b> in the article)</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Tips for parents:</p>
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<li><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Don’t get caught up in the idea of limiting screen time to a certain number of hours, instead establish tech-free zones or times of day (such as during meal times)
and collect all electronic devices an hour before bedtime, returning them all in the morning.</li><li><span style=""><span style=""></span></span>Consider your child’s behavior both online and offline—is your child meeting obligations at school and home and do they have positive friendships both online and face-to-face.</li><li><span style=""><span style=""><span style="font: 7pt "Times New Roman";"></span></span></span>Give your kids guidance on digital life just as you would any other fraught activity.</li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Link to the article: <a href="http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/parenting-tips/recommended-screen-time-for-children" target="_blank">
http://www.goodhousekeeping.com/family/parenting-tips/recommended-screen-time-for-children</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Link to Lisa Guernsey’s website: <a href="http://www.lisaguernsey.com/publicHome.htm" target="_blank">
http://www.lisaguernsey.com/publicHome.htm</a> </p>
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<div align="center">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services</div>
<div align="center">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *</div>
<div align="center">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301</div>
<div align="center"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us" target="_blank">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</div>
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