Teens all across the world use screens. They use them in schools, homes, libraries, prac­ti­cally anywhere. There have been many stud­ies show­ing nega­tive and posi­tive outcomes to exces­sive screen time in just a week. Many students have stated they do not have nega­tive effects from screen time, but stud­ies show different.

Screen time is a big prob­lem for students. It has brought many chal­lenges and oppor­tu­ni­ties for teens. There have been many stud­ies on the effects of screen time, both posi­tive and nega­tive. Stud­ies show teens spend more than 4 hours on screens daily. Of course with the exces­sive screen time, there will be effects. 

Hahn, an Assis­tant Profes­sor of Orthopaedic Surgery, says “When you walk around now you notice that nobody’s actu­ally look­ing straight ahead and making eye contact, instead every­one is walk­ing and look­ing down at their phone. This is how soci­ety has evolved,”  Profes­sion­als are warn­ing us about the overuse of screens. 

Santos Viecente Cortez, a fresh­man at Justice High School, states “I don’t spend a bunch of time on a screen, because I go to the gym every­day.” He also said “I get good sleep, and sleep very early.” Accord­ing to experts, he should have been on a screen for more than 4 hours because he has many oppor­tu­ni­ties to be on a screen, but he doesn’t take it.

With 75% of teens having smart­phones, it makes it easier to be on a screen anytime and anywhere. There will be effects in posture, mood, and sleep. With experts and teens saying differ­ent things, what do you think?