The digital lives of children: Impacts of screen time on health and play

The average child in the United States spends more than five hours on a screen every day. What is the impact on mental and physical health? Is screen time replacing play time, or can the two coexist? In this discussion, experts will look at why kids are on their devices so much; why some children may be disproportionately affected by overuse; and how kids and their families can establish a healthy relationship with the ubiquitous screens in our everyday lives.
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SPEAKERS
*Leah Austin*, President and CEO of the National Black Child Development Institute
*David Bickham*, Research Director at the Digital Wellness Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital
*Scott G. Eberle*, Former Editor of the American Journal of Play and Former Vice President for Interpretation and Play Studies, The Strong National Museum of Play
*Jason Nagata*, Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco, Senior Editor for the Journal of Eating Disorders
MODERATOR
*Leslie R. Walker-Harding*, Ford/Morgan Endowed Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine
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