questions about our parenting, banning the use of iPads and computers for ages 2 and under.
Ages 18 and under will be set to a practical amount of screen time. Failure to comply with this
new law will be punishable up to a fine of 50,000 dollars, Taiwan dollars ($1,576). The law has
been working its way to other countries such as China and North Korea.
Certainly, with the new modifications in effect, parents will comply, recognizing how important
it is to set guidelines for there children’s use of screen time. Obviously there are serious
consequences for this issue to have new laws and regulations. Curiously, believing this law will
produce good future establishment with our children’s well-being.
Following up on some research, studies show how important it is to force guidelines with our
children’s screen time. Will America recognize how important it is to see to “The Child and
Youth Protection Act”?
According to, “All about Vision”, eye practitioner’s guidelines are very important to follow. A
study of 122 preschoolers enrolled in a rural head start program, suggest children that worked on
computers, performed better with school readiness and cognitive development. Also, working at
home was better than school screen time alone.
Most importantly, the risk along with the study was imperative. Eye trauma such as, Computer
Vision Syndrome (CVS), Computer Ergonomics and Myopia shows children and adults must do
a vision checkup periodically, due to eye strain and eye fatigue with too much screen time
making it hard to read normal print. Eye practitioners are suggesting to wear special eye glasses
so this problem can be regulated. Also, suggested using the 20-20-10 rule, looking away from
the screen every 20 minutes and focusing 20 feet away for 10 seconds. Another helpful
guideline is that parents join their children in educational activities.
Understanding these serious vision problems led to parents being aware to look into further
information and following the guidelines their vision health care provider has given,
seeing that vision is one progressive issue that needs attention. How about other health problems
that are effecting thousands of other children. This issue seems to be more than meets the eye.
Are parents getting used to the built in babysitter?
Furthermore, “The American Academy of Pediatrics”, (AAP) and the “Canadian Society of
Pediatrics (CPS), also believe infants 0-2 should not use technology and only one hour a day for
children between 3-5 years old, two hours for 6-18 years old. More studies suggest a number of
problems such as, rapid brain growth, delayed development, epidemic, obesity, sleep
deprivation, mental illness, aggression, digital dementia, addictions, radiation emission and
unsustainable behaviors.
Research has shown a lot of other problems that may need its own research. Although, its one
study of its own. Parents can simply avoid these problems with a little research of their own and
by simply putting their child’s well-being first. Just seeing how much time they spend on the
computer, should scare the parents to making restrictions.
Another study with, “American Psychological Association”, suggest that the children they did
internet tests on, show they rarely use the