Limiting screen time for children
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What concerns do parents have about children's screen time?
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What measures are governments taking to limit children's screen time?
Listen to BBC News reports and answer the questions to test your understanding. From female guerrilla friendships to Michelin-starred food in space, we know you'll find something that interests you. Find The Listening Room in the Skills section of our website now, bbclearningenglish.com. Hello, this is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English. I'm Neil. And I'm Becca. Neil, I noticed that you were checking your phone before you came into the studio to record this programme. Yes, I probably was. You know, Becca, I spend far too much time looking at my phone and I really don't like it. How about you? I don't think you're alone. I also spend way too much time looking at my phone. Well, Becca, we are both adults, but today we're talking about screen time and children.
Screen time, that's how much time you spend using devices like smartphones, tablets and laptops. Yes, and it's a particular worry of many parents that their children spend too much time on these devices.
How do experts suggest parents manage screen time for children?
At the end of last year, Australia banned access to social media apps for under-16s and countries like the UK are considering similar measures. So, why is this? In this episode, we'll hear from a clinical psychologist and research associate at the University of Cambridge, talking about screen time and children. As usual, we'll be learning some useful new words and phrases. And remember, you'll find all this episode's vocabulary along with the transcript on our website, bbclearningenglish.com. But first, Neil, I have a question for you. According to the UK media regulator, how many children aged 3 to 4 have a smartphone? Is it A, 1 in 20, B, 1 in 10 or C, 1 in 5? Wow. Well, I'm going to guess 1 in 20, but I think it's probably more than that.
Well, we'll find out the answer later. Dr Emily Goodacre is a research associate at the University of Cambridge. Here she tells Shona McCullum, presenter of BBC World Service programme TechLife, her thoughts on whether we should take away children's screen devices completely.
Yeah, I think it's not as much as getting them away from technology, but being really intentional about how we use technology with children. For me, the bar absolutely needs to be higher.
What is the significance of being intentional with technology use?
And therefore, I think about how to design products that think about childhood first and really think about how children at different stages learn and develop and then see if there's a way that technology can enable that.
Emily highlights how, rather than stopping children from using technology, parents need to be more intentional about how their children use it. An intention is a plan or reason to do something. So to be intentional is to act with that plan or reason in mind. It may make you act more carefully as a result. Emily also says the bar needs to be higher. The idiom the bar is low means that the standards, expectations or requirements are minimal and very easy to meet. Therefore, she believes the bar needs to be higher. Parents need to make their expectations higher. They need to think or act more carefully when considering how much time children spend with technology. You might also hear people say set the bar higher or lower.
Emily believes that being more intentional and setting the bar higher will enable children to learn and develop alongside technology. If you enable something, you encourage somebody's ability to do something or to make something possible. Now let's hear Dr Becky Kennedy, a clinical psychologist and founder of an online parenting platform, talking about how parents feel about tech and children for BBC World Service programme, TechLife.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What concerns do parents have about children's screen time?
0:00–1:00
2
What measures are governments taking to limit children's screen time?
1:00–2:15
3
How do experts suggest parents manage screen time for children?
2:15–3:39
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What is the significance of being intentional with technology use?
3:39–5:24
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How can parents create a successful environment for reducing screen time?
5:24–6:33
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What practical strategies can parents implement to manage screen time?
6:33–7:31
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What vocabulary related to screen time should listeners know?
7:31–8:00