Comments on: Teens, Screens & Sleep: New Insights

By: L.C.H

L.C.H — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:44:47 +0000

This was a great article. As someone who has heard teens complain that their parents don’t let them have their phones at night, friends ridiculing them about it, “Your parents jut don’t trust you” etc. I think all teens who have a phone should read this article. It will help them appreciate how much their parents watch for them. I suggest Focus on The Family edit this article and publish it in Brio.

By: Name Withheld

Name Withheld — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 18:55:39 +0000

Good article. It’s well worth the read.

By: RedeemerDMZ

RedeemerDMZ — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 19:09:08 +0000

The younger you start doing something, the more time you spend doing it when you’re older, the more likely you are to be doing it when you shouldn’t be doing it, and the harder it is to quit.

A lot of parents get their children smartphones or game consoles for the following reasons, reasons I think you should take the time to address in future articles:
-“It’s the only way I can get them to stop pestering me and leave me alone.”
-“It’s the only way I can keep them occupied/out of trouble.”
-“If I don’t get them these devices, they’ll be social outcasts.”

On the issue of being a social outcast, social outcasts may not have as many friends, but they’re more loyal to the friends they do have, and they’ve made those friendships for the right reasons. Those who are most popular undoubtedly have more friends, but those friendships are very simplistic and shallow relationships.

I have a smartphone, but I’ve never watched a full-length movie or TV episode on my smartphone. That’s what I use my TV screen or my computer screen for.