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How many hours of television have you watched in your lifetime?  Now try adding you hours spent gazing at cellphones, computers, video games etc…

You’ve probably spent a month or two of your life in a frozen gaze, oggling a screen.

But is this “screen time” really harmful?

Little information on healthy digital dosages and smartphone etiquette is available.

Still parents are worried. To avoid the spectre of children with the brains of digital mush, parenting sites are on the case. They are encouraging parents to monitor every digital device within their childrens’ gaze.

Smart parenting? or an overreaction?

Fears of over exposure to screens is not unfounded. Physical and mental problems that are often linked to video games and lots of visual stimuli — obesity and ADHD.

Or maybe what’s really scaring parents is the lack of boredom.

Being bored is a crucial part of childhood, because bored children are forced to daydream, to stand and stare, to use their imaginations.

How important is it for children to “learn how to cope with boredom”?

Well, even the biggest gadget pioneers claim their products have positive qualities.

Do you agree? Or is “screen time” a “waste of time”?