Screen time for kids: why limits are vital to help them learn how to interact with others, and have time for physical exercise

The South China Morning Post – Kylie Knott

A mother might laugh and find it cute when her baby tries to “swipe” a photograph in a book, or tap their fingers on a poster as if it were a touch screen.

However, Hong Kong clinical psychologist Quratulain Zaidi points to something much deeper going on in the child’s brain – an internalisation, or expectation, that all actions have an immediate effect, and all stimuli elicit a quick response.

Read Morning: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3203788/screen-time-kids-why-limits-are-vital-help-them-learn-how-interact-others-and-have-time-physical