Statistics from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry show that screens are part of most children’s daily routines. Children ages 8 to 12 in the U.S. spend four to six hours a day watching or using screens, and teenagers spend up to nine hours a day in front of screens.
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Should Social Media Be Banned For Children?
Up to 95% of youth ages 13–17 report using a social media platform, with more than a third saying they use social media “almost constantly.” Although age 13 is commonly the required minimum age used by social media platforms in the U.S., nearly 40% of children ages 8–12 use social media.
5 Things We Have To Do For Our Children
I believe that the decision to have children and not to have children is a personal choice. I have never asked someone why they don’t have children. I have spent a large part of my life not wanting children and have believed that thought will follow me through life. And later I learned that nothing really prepares you for parenting. For all of us that have children, the experiences are different and unique.
Things we do for health 