Is screen time really harmful to children?
“Doctor, is it safe to give my eight-year-old son a handphone? Isn’t screen time good for children?” It’s easy to answer that with a resounding no, but that’s oversimplifying the issue, and the topic of screen time among children and teenagers is complex and multifactorial.
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Star Media Group Berhad
2023
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| author | Ng, Alvin Lai Oon * |
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| description | “Doctor, is it safe to give my eight-year-old son a handphone? Isn’t screen time good for children?” It’s easy to answer that with a resounding no, but that’s oversimplifying the issue, and the topic of screen time among children and teenagers is complex and multifactorial. |
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| spelling | sunway-23182023-07-26T14:01:27Z http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2318/ Is screen time really harmful to children? Ng, Alvin Lai Oon * HQ The family. Marriage. Woman “Doctor, is it safe to give my eight-year-old son a handphone? Isn’t screen time good for children?” It’s easy to answer that with a resounding no, but that’s oversimplifying the issue, and the topic of screen time among children and teenagers is complex and multifactorial. Star Media Group Berhad 2023-07-17 Other NonPeerReviewed Ng, Alvin Lai Oon * (2023) Is screen time really harmful to children? Star Media Group Berhad, The Star. https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/family/2023/07/17/is-screen-time-really-harmful-to-children |
| spellingShingle | HQ The family. Marriage. Woman Ng, Alvin Lai Oon * Is screen time really harmful to children? |
| title | Is screen time really harmful to children? |
| title_full | Is screen time really harmful to children? |
| title_fullStr | Is screen time really harmful to children? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is screen time really harmful to children? |
| title_short | Is screen time really harmful to children? |
| title_sort | is screen time really harmful to children? |
| topic | HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
| url | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2318/ http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/2318/ |