Why do children spend so much time in front of screens?

In our day and age, it is without doubt that we lead a high-tech

lifestyle. Fifty years ago no one could imagine that every house would
own 2 or 3 computers, that every person would have a least one
smartphone, that most people would have an internet access 24/7. Life
has changed drastically due to the advanced technological
breakthroughs that have been successful during the second half of the
20th century. Therefore, it is only logical that all this change has played
an important role in the life of children as well. But why is it that
children are so at ease with high-tech devices?

Today’s children are extremely acquainted with technology. It comes

natural to them from a very early stage in their lives to use different
high-tech gadgets which perform various tasks. Tasks which are a
complete puzzle for some adults, especially for elderly people.

Consumerism and advertising combined with all aspects of everyday

life connected with technology make children somehow addicted to
having all kinds of costly state-of-the-art devices at hand. From
smartphones to games consoles, tablets and PCs. What do they have in
common? A screen. And to be honest children seem to spend a lot of
hours in front of these screens. Why? They like them, they are used to
them, they can’t imagine life without them. It is the way they play,
communicate, learn the news, or socialize. Today’s children are not
aware of a world without the Internet or social media. They learn what
is fashionable via Instagram influencers, they make new friends
through social media, they listen to music in YOUTUBE, watch films on
TV platforms and play online games. All these happen in a fast paced
world where parents work extremely long hours to make ends meet
and children spend more time alone than they did fifty years ago. So, it
is only normal to be allowed the use of tech devices so that they can
stay focused and safe from other dangers. Unfortunately this happens
without taking into consideration that screen time will become even
longer as time passes and children become more addicted to that kind
of life. Nor parents understand that screens become part of their life
with sometimes serious side effects to their health and behavior.