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Do Your Kids Spend More Time on Media Devices
Than Getting Active?
Kids need parental guidelines when using media because they may not be formed or mature
enough to regulate usage on their own. Setting limits can actually relieve children from having
to try a d stop at hi g or playi g o their o . It is a pare t’s respo si ility to pro ide
ala e i a hild’s life, ut you ha e to at h them when they are still young enough to be
teachable. By the time they are teenagers, it may be too late.
Screen Time Epidemic
It’s a edia de i e o erload if your hild:
Average Daily Screen Hours
A Kaiser Family Foundation study presented these statistics on American kids 8-18 years old.
-Recommendation
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends
2 HOURS MAX of a screen time a day.
14% of American kids report having NO physical
activity at all

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Average Time Spent per Day
American adolescents and teens
The Master Multi-Tasking Kids Generation
Master Multi-tasking Kids use two or more media devices at the same time.
DID YOU KNOW?
The use of media devices increased in the LAST 5 YEARS.

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Mobile Multi-Media Device Use
For American kids 8-18 years old
Scream Time Play
Leaving them to their own devices
What are the developmental benefits and costs of spending time in [voluntary structured
activities]?
When participating, young people report experiencing high challenge, concentration, and
motivation. This combination, hi h rarely o urs else here i youth’s li es, suggest they are
engaged and invested in ways that provide unique opportunities for growth.
Reed L. Wilson
Department of Human and Community Development,
University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, 2001
Improved Academics and Concentration

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According to the National Association for Sports and Education, studies show that kids who are
more physically active do better academically.
Findings from a University of Illinois study showed kids who are given free play time pay more
attention to academics.
An academic experiment in a school in Saskatoon
showed kids who did 20 minutes of cardiovascular
exercise three times a week improved their academic
scores significantly –
Outdoor Play is a Family Affair
The Benefits:
Spending positive time as a family
Creating lifelong memories
Showing kids how to have fun outdoors
Introducing exercise to the whole family
DID YOU KNOW?
94% of pare ts say that their hildre ’s safety is the iggest o er when making decisions
about outdoor play. The answer to that?
GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY WITH THEM!
We all eed to be outside a d have fresh air ore ofte .
DR. Jane Jones
Pediatrician and Nature Advocate
REF:
www.sparkpe.org, m.theglobeandmail.com, pcmlifestyle.com, caloriecount.about.com, lifefamilyeducation.com,
www.medicalnewstoday.com, www.kff.org, fitness.mercola.com, www.parentingscience.com, www.healthscopemag.com,
http://plaza.ufl.edu/joeyrup/teentime.pdf, http://blogs.psychcentral.com/parenting-tips/2012/09/can-tv-videogames-and-
computer-use-be-harming-your-teens-health/
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