Recommendations for children and adolescents on the use of electronic media

Electronic media include: TV to cell phones, tablets, I-pads and social media. Suggestions for parents: 1. Limit media use of electronic media wu le to <1-2< span="">hours 2. Discourage children younger than 2 years of age from accessing all types of electronic media 3. Keep televisions and Internet-connected electronic devices out of children’s bedrooms 4. Monitor the content of the media that your child is using and engaging with, including the websites visited and social media sites he or she may use 5. media sites 5. watch television, movies, and videos with children and teens and as a way to discuss important family values 6. develop a family use plan for all media to establish an effective model for fulfilling parental responsibilities. As part of this plan, enforce a ban on the use of media devices, including cell phones, at mealtimes and bedtime. Establish reasonable rules for making phone calls, sending text messages, and accessing the Internet and social media, and enforce them strictly. It’s best not to use cell phones until adulthood Parents should not buy cell phones for children 8 years old or younger, judging from the findings of experts in cell phone safety research in the UK. The health effects of cell phones are now introducing even more concern. Also, cell phone technology is changing rapidly and it is hard to say if there are new risk factors that cannot be detected by the current survey. Children face greater potential risks as their nervous systems are still developing, their head tissues absorb energy better than adults, and they are exposed to radiation for longer periods of their lives.