Screen Time or Green Time
Regardless of any opinion one may have on the issue, screen time is greatly surpassing time spent outside by children. I remember being a child and being outdoors from the time I woke up until I went to bed; unlike my nine-year-old brother who is outside playing with friends and family no more than once a week. The question we must ask ourselves being: "Is this moving our children in a positive direction, or are we doing more harm than good by allowing this?" Some would say this is fine and that other factors like weather or supervision could lead to today's children not being outside playing. While those are factors in how a child spends their day, I don't believe they are strong enough factors to
Regardless of any opinion one may have on the issue, screen time is greatly surpassing time spent outside by children. I remember being a child and being outdoors from the time I woke up until I went to bed; unlike my nine-year-old brother who is outside playing with friends and family no more than once a week. The question we must ask ourselves being: "Is this moving our children in a positive direction, or are we doing more harm than good by allowing this?" Some would say this is fine and that other factors like weather or supervision could lead to today's children not being outside playing. While those are factors in how a child spends their day, I don't believe they are strong enough factors to