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How screens affect children's time transitions

Screen time ends and my kids become completely dysregulated and I have to spend an hour helping them transition back to reality and I wonder if the convenience is worth it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The artificial stimulation is creating such a stark contrast with natural time that the children's nervous systems cannot adapt smoothly.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children and time — how they experience it?”

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