Managing tech/life balance can be challenging for children

By Catherine Robertson Souter
January 7th, 2022
David Greenfield, Ph.D, founder of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.
David Greenfield, Ph.D, founder of The Center for Internet and Technology Addiction and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.

Technology, the internet specifically, has drastically changed the way we live our lives. From instant access to data, to 24/7 contact, to real-time traffic flow, many of us live simultaneously in both the real and virtual worlds.
For younger people, who have never known a world without social media, YouTube or TikTok, the virtual and IRL (in real life) worlds often blend so seamlessly, they may not appreciate how much time they spend in front of a screen, looking at images or puppies or chatting with friends rather than actually looking at puppies or being with friends.
"If you look at grammar school age and especially into the teens, the average screen use is pushing over seven hours per day," said David Greenfield, Ph.D, founder of The C...

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