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         How can we prevent attention problems?

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         How can we prevent attention problems?

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-Monitor students screen time
-Have children practice meditation and deep-breathing exercises to relax the mind
-Make the bedroom an electronic-free zone
-Teach delayed gratification: the process that the subject undergoes when the subject resists the temptation of an immediate reward in preference for a later reward

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How can we prevent too much screen time and the consequences?

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How can we prevent too much screen time and the consequences?

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- Put a limit on how much time children are spending on screens
- Make sure children are getting outside and doing physical activity
-Don't watch movies or shows in bed
-Cut down on computer socializing
-Don't charge your phone next to you in bed
-Exercise as you watch your screen
-Eat your meals without using a screen

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-The time spent using a device such as a computer, TV, or gaming console

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What Are The Effects Of Too Much Screen Time?

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What Are The Effects Of Too Much Screen Time?

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-Obesity: Too much time is spent sitting and not outside do physical activity
-Sleeping Problems: The light from screens interfere with the brain's sleep cycle
-Behavior Problems: Excessive screen time can cause emotional, social, and attention problems. Excessive TV watching has even been linked to bullying behavior
-Educational Issues: Children who have a TV in their room do worse on testing
-Vision Issues: Dry eyes, blurred vision and headaches

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                                                                                 Works Cited 

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                                                                                 Works Cited 

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11 Facts About Cyber Bullying. (n.d.). Retrieved April 22, 2019, from https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-cyber-bullying

Aamoth, D. (2014, May 27). Nielsen 2013 Video Games Statistics. Retrieved April 22, 2019, from http://time.com/120476/nielsen-video-games/

Anderson, M., & Jiang, J. (2018, November 30). Teens, Social Media & Technology 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019, from      https://www.pewinternet.org/2018/05/31/teens-social-media-technology-2018/

Bhat, J. (2017, August 14). Attention Spans in the Age of Technology. Retrieved April 22, 2019, from https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/August-2017/Attention-Spans-in-the-Age-of-Technology

Cain, M. S., Leonard, J. A., Gabrieli, J. D., & Finn, A. S. (2016, May 17). Media Multitasking in Adolescence. Retrieved April 22, 2019, from https://link.springer.com/article/10.3758/s13423-016-1036-3

National Sleep Foundation. (2019). Why Electronics May Stimulate You Before Bed. Retrieved April 22, 2019, from https://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/why-electronics-may-stimulate-you-bed

Tsukayama, H. (2015, November 03). Teens spend nearly nine hours every day consuming media. Retrieved April 22, 2019, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/11/03/teens-spend-nearly-nine-hours-every-day-consuming-media/?utm_term=.516e8f7f0f89
Morin, A., & Lcsw. (n.d.). How Too Much Screen Time Hurts Kids and Their Families. Retrieved from https://www.verywellfamily.com/the-negative-effects-of-too-much-screen-time-1094877
11 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Screen Time. (2019, April 11). Retrieved from https://interestingengineering.com/11-easy-ways-to-reduce-your-screen-time
Psychological Effects of Video Games on Children. (2018, June 07). Retrieved April 23, 19, from https://www.locumjobsonline.com/blog/2017/08/psychological-effects-of-video-games-on-children/
Violent Video Games and Aggression. (2018, March 27). Retrieved April 23, 19, from http://www.center4research.org/violent-video-games-can-increase-aggression/
Welch, A. (2018, August 06). Health experts say parents need to drastically cut kids' screen time. Retrieved from https://www.cbsnews.com/news/parents-need-to-drastically-cut-kids-screen-time-devices-american-heart-association/

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Crazy affects of Screen time on your Brain

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-Studies show evidence that violent video games can cause an increase in aggressive thoughts and behaviors
-Desensitize people to seeing violent and aggressive behavior
-Decrease prosocial behavior like helping others and feeling emapthy

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Do video games effect kids psychologically?

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Do video games effect kids psychologically?

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-Lack of Self Control: People who play violent video games are more likely to have a lack of self-restraint
-Decrease in Moral Values: In violent videos games players are encouraged to take part in criminal activities with no consequences
-Emotional Desensitized: Violent video games promote negative themes and normalize the idea of these things

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How many adolescence report cyber bullying?

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How many adolescence report cyber bullying?

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-43% of kids say they have been bullied online
-Of those kids 1 in 4 have been cyber bullied on multiple occasions
-70% of kids say they have seen cyber bullying happen
-81% say it is easier to bully someone online rather than in person
-90% of the kids said they ignored it when they say it, instead of telling someone
-Only 1 in 10 kids who have been bullied online tell a trusted adult

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-Average US gamer 13 or older spends 6.3 hours a week playing video games
- Kids ages 8 to 18 spend an average of more than 7 hours a day looking at some type of screen
-The recommended screen time per day is 2 hours

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-The blue light can suppress melatonin release and mess up your internal clock
-It is recommended to have an "electronic curfew" as early as 2 hours before bedtime or as little as half an hour
- A time that is reasonable for yourself
-You can read, play cards, do a puzzle during this time
-If you are reading it is recommended to read under a lamp rather than the over head light
-If you are using a kindle to read make sure not use a Kindle Fire, but a Kindle Paper white, as it doesn't let off blue light

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-The act of consuming multiple media simultaneously
-25% of adolescents admit to multi-tasking
-Average 8-18 year old Americans spend 29% of their media consumption time multi-tasking; which is up 16% of what it was a decade ago
-Multi-tasking leads to a decrease in reading comprehension skills and an increase in receptivity to advertising messages
-Also causes undesirable characteristics in adults; like a less ability to filter out distracting info and worse performance on demanding working memory tasks
-Test on Adolescent Multi-Tasking: shows problems in working memory capacity, processing speed, implicit learning, and motor dexterity; also shows impulsive personalities

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          How does technology affect attention?

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          How does technology affect attention?

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-Symptoms of too much electronic time appear like ADHD
-In the US alone there were 4.5 million diagnoses among children under the age of 18
-Adolescents who simply spend large amounts of time with their electronics have trained their brain to receive heightened stimulation and the accompanying dopamine boosts
-Because of all of this, students can't concentrate in class or at home

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                                                   Electronics in Adolescence

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                                                   Electronics in Adolescence

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It has been said that on average children from ages 8 to 12 spend an average of 6 hours a day on their electronics.

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-YouTube (85%)
-Instagram (72%)
-Snap Chat (69%)

-"95% of teens have access to a smart phone and 45% say the are online 'almost always'"