Keeping Kids Away From Screens electronic

Keeping Kids Away From Screens electronic Childhood is now a room of activity. A recent Newspoll survey showed that children under the age of 10 spend less than ten percent of their free time playing outdoors. Children become less vigorous activities play in average time of 5-6 years, children engaged in vigorous activity was 4.3 hours. When the child reaches 10-12 years, this figure had halved to 2.2 hours. Most of the children? And the exercise is conducted at school.The major factors that influence the children? Gambling is the revolution in lifestyle and entertainment television, computer and video games. Most studies on children and focuses on television, and is not conclusive. Many children when they leave the TV to use a computer or playing a video game just to replace a screen with another rather than engaging in physical activity.Here few ideas to ensure that children spend more time engaged in activities electronic screens out? Set time limits for the use of television, computers and video games. One Australian study found that 40 percent of parents at home with TV sets are not possible or the rules for television and just under 50 percent of families eating dinner in front of the television. Keep televisions, computers and video games in public places in order to control their use. Do you have screen time. Once a week or a little 'time every day, when all the displays are not, unless they are necessary for educational purposes. Ensuring a range of other game options are available that meet the interests of each child. Actively encourage each child to participate in at least one week creative community-based or athletic activity.How children spend their time, the influences on their personal and social development, as well as their physical well-being. Some children need a little 'for guidance on their use of leisure time, while others have parents? encouragement to seek healthier alteatives to the range of electronic displays that compete for their attention.Michael for Grose is a parenting educator and parent coach. He is the director of Parentingideas, the author of seven books for parents and popular presenter who speaks to the public in Australia, Singapore and the United States. For free courses and resources to help you raise happy kids and resilient teenagers visit