A recommendation by pediatrician experts said the
belief that children are at risk from using illuminating electronic devices is
not based on sufficient scientific evidence.
She pointed out that parents were not concerned about
the use of children to monitor as long as they follow the times of children's
use of these devices.
Although these recommendations did not specify a
specific time period for computers, tablets and smart phones, they were advised
not to use them in the hours immediately before bedtime.
Experts said it was important not to use these devices
at the expense of hours of sleep, exercise, or spend time with the family.
The criticisms addressed a review of scientific
evidence of the potential harm to the use of children screens in research
published in conjunction with them, raising the debate about whether
restrictions should be placed on the use of children for monitors.
In the meantime, a separate study suggested that the
chances of developing symptoms of depression among girls at the age of 14
because of the use of social networking sites and networks are twice that of
boys.
"No evidence of its harm"
The Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health,
which oversees the training of pediatric specialists, issued recommendations to
those under the age of 18 that there was not enough scientific evidence that
time spent in front of the screens was "harmful to health", as some
claim.
A review of evidence revealed a link between high
rates of screen use, obesity and depression.
But recommendations from the Royal College suggested
that high rates of use of the screens were not likely to be related to these
problems, and there was no evidence that those who suffered from these health
problems spend too much time on screens.
The recommendations were co-authored by a number of
pediatricians at the University of London, including the president of the Royal
College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Russell Feiner.
The Royal College said it would not set limits on
children's time in front of screens because there was no evidence that
long-term electronic devices were harmful to their health at any stage of their
childhood.
Smartphones, computers and tablets were "great
tools to discover the world," but parents often have the feeling that
there is a "vaguely flawed" use of these devices, said Max Davy, a
development officer at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. .
"We want to make sure that we are confident that
if you use them in the right way and succeed in answering those questions, get
one, enjoy your life and stop worrying."
"But if there are problems and they are starting
to face difficulties, it may be time to use screens that are causing these
problems."
"The screens are part of modern life, the genie
is out of the bottle and we can not bring it back," he said.
He stressed that there was an urgent need to continue
advising parents to do what they were doing right, to balance the benefits and
the risks.
"There is not one measure that fits all sizes,
and parents should think about what is good and good for their children,"
he said.
Parents should also look at the time they spend in
front of screens, whether the family controls this time, and whether there is
excessive use that affects the child's development and daily life, he said.
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