After consulting with health experts, parents and kids, the commission hopes to provide educators with better tools to help young people navigate social media.
New efforts are being made to better understand the impact screen time on digital devices is having on children and teenagers. A special Quebec commission has been created to consult professionals and young students about issues relating to screen time . Global’s Tim Sargeant has more. Officials are also visiting schools and talking to students to hear their testimonies.
“They have problems sleeping. They have vision problems with the blue light. They all know that. Anxiety problems when they don’t have their phones with them,” Liberal MNA Enrico Ciccone said.All the time spent on digital devices is coming under scrutiny by the commission. Issues relating to video games, addictive apps and online content that could be harmful or threatening are under review.“The games, I just get bored with them but I still want more.
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