Screen Time Might Have Some Brain Benefits For Kids, Study Suggests

The useful part

We know that excessive use of screens can impact concentration levels and negatively impact academic outcomes. Studies have also linked it to poor language development, as well as problems with development, including obesity, sleep disturbances, depression, and anxiety. Researchers said the findings suggest screen time can support children's and adolescents' cognitive processing.

How it works

• The findings are based on an eight-year follow-up of the PANIC study on children's physical activity and nutrition.
• Physical activity and sedentary behaviour were measured by a device that combined heart rate and movement measurements and also by a survey questionnaire, while learning, attention and working memory were...
• They stressed a key consideration here is what kind of things children do during their screen time.

What to take from it

The study involved 124 girls and 136 boys, whose average age was 15.

Details worth keeping

Children's screen time has (rightly) received plenty of scrutiny of late. <img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/6a841b2a2200009413a...