Teens who spend less time in front of screens are happier — up to a point

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I worry quite a bit about how much screen time my kids are using, and whether “too much” (whatever that number is) is damaging. I want them to do other things but it sure is hard to resist the thrill of the phone/tablet/etc.

This WashPo article runs down the concerns about too much screen time, and shows that teens who are doing an abundance are not happy. Some is okay, though! “The report’s findings were not all dire: Teenagers who get a small amount of exposure to screen time, between one and five hours a week, are happier than those who get none at all. The least happy ones were those who used screens for 20 or more hours a week.”

Read it all here.Â