Limiting Screen Time

Technology is one of the greatest inventions of all time. Screen time is part of almost everyone's life every day. Many people believe that screen time is a big problem, yet that is not entirely true. Excessive screen time is harmful when turned into an addiction, yet a little screen time a day can be helpful. Parents believe that the best way to control screen time is to limit it at home. I believe that parents should not limit screen time at home because it can teach kids to be independent and help them to learn about the real world.
In the article “Don’t Limit Your Teens Screen Time” by Chris Bergman, Chris argues that screen time can teach kids how to tell stories, create worlds and how to spend and save money. He also believes that it could help kids realize if they want a career in technology. Not all screen time is harmful and it could help to teach kids life-skills. “Today, technology is so prevalent, it’s hard to keep away.”
Kids and Teens should be able to regulate their own screen time. The article above also states that “Allowing children and teens to regulate their behavior like adults gives them room to naturally modify their own habits.” Chris also argues that kids and teens learn social and technical skills through screen time. Technology will be around for a very long time, so we should let kids build off of
In the article “Teens and Screen Time is a Problem, But More Study is Needed” by Marc Potenza, the author states that screen time becomes addicting when it begins to deeply impair life functioning. Screen time becomes a problem when individuals drop out of school or isolate themselves from socializing. Many studies show that harmful consequences of the internet comes from videogames. The author states that “more research is needed to understand how specific types and patterns of internet usage at different ages lead to potential