5 Smart Ways to Limit Kids’ Screen Time

Establishing clear boundaries around devices gives children the freedom to explore real life instead of the digital realm.

Time spent outdoors provides children with fresh air, imagination, and exercise—benefits that screens can't replace. alexei_tm/Shutterstock

Fixed attention on screens is hijacking a generation’s childhood and well-being en masse. Sure, there are benefits to technology. However, the issue isn’t whether this generation has enough exposure to modern technology; it’s whether they have enough exposure to real life.

Anyone who spends any time with children and teens—parents, grandparents, teachers, neighbors—can see that there is a cost to the minutes and hours our children are allowed to give away to the digital world each day.