Finding Hope: moderating screen time

Finding Hope: moderating screen time

GOOD MORNINGEVERYONE ... ANDWELCOME TO GOODMORNING IDAHO.I'M MATT SIZEMORE...AND I'M JILLIANGARRIGUES... SIXON YOUR SIDE ISDEDICATED TOHELPING OURVIEWERS FINDBETTER MENTALHEALTH THROUGHOUR FINDING HOPESERIES.AND THIS MORNINGWE'RE TRYING TOHELP THOSE WHOSPEND WAY TOOMUCH TIME ON THEINTERNET.ESPECIALLY FORKIDS, IT CAN BE ANADDICTION THATCAUSES BADGRADES, ANXIETYAND DEPRESSION --JUST TO NAME A FEW.BUT A NEW MOVIETHAT HAD A SPECIALSHOWING INMERIDIAN LASTNIGHT, IS OPENINGPARENT'S EYES TOTHE PROBLEMS ...AND SOMESURPRISINGSOLUTIONS.OUR ROLAND BERESHAS MORE IN TODAY'SFINDING HOPE.WHEN A WEEKDAYSCREENING OF ADOCUMENTARYABOUT CONTROLLINGCOMPUTER TIMEATTRACTS THIS MANYPEOPLE, YOU KNOWTHERE'S A PROBLEM."CELL PHONES SEEMTO HAVE TAKEN OVEROUR LIVES.""I MEAN, I REALIZE IT'SA PROBLEM, BUT ATTHE SAME TIME A LOTOF PARENTS DON'TUNDERSTAND THAT'SWHERE OUR FRIENDSARE THESE DAYS."THE AVERAGE TEENSPENDS 6.5 HOURS ADAY IN FRONT OF ASCREEN.STUDIES INCLUDINGONE FROM SANDIEGOSTATE UNIVERSITYSHOW THE IMPACT OFALL THAT SCREENTIME CAN HAVESERIOUS EFFECTS.BUT THAT DOES NOTMEAN PARENTSSHOULD PANIC ANDGET ALLCONTROLLING."THE FIRST THING ISAY TO DO IS STOPAND VALIDATE OFTENTHE POSITIVETHINGS.

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