Summary

If screen time habits have gotten out of control in your house, now is the time to start making changes


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Expert

Dominic Lucia, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's

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Published on 8/17/22

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BACK TO SCHOOL – SCREEN TIME
DR. DOMINIC LUCIA, PEDIATRICS, BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH

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IF SCREEN TIME HABITS SEEM TO HAVE GOTTEN A LITTLE OUT OF CONTROL IN YOUR HOUSE … NOW IS THE TIME TO START MAKING CHANGES EARLY IN THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR.

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DOCTOR DOMINIC LUCIA (LU-CHEE-UH) AT MCLANE CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL SAYS SETTING STRICTER LIMITS ON SCREEN TIME AS SCHOOL APPROACHES IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT WAYS PARENTS CAN HELP SET THEIR CHILDREN UP FOR ACADEMIC SUCCESS.

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DR. DOMINIC LUCIA
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE
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“It’s very hard for the teacher to replicate that amount of stimulus that they’re getting from these highly designed games, electronics, lights, graphics.”

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HE SAYS PARENTS SHOULD ESPECIALLY TRY TO LIMIT SCREENS CLOSE TO BEDTIME … SINCE BLUE LIGHT AND THE EXTRA STIMULATION CAN RESULT IN POORER QUALITY SLEEP.