It’s time to tackle the increasing screen time issue
The pandemic has almost all of us spending more time staring at screens. That’s true for children too! While parents should be mindful of screen time habits, screen time itself is not inherently harmful. It’s the content that children are consuming online and with whom they are communicating, as well as the implications for being at higher risk from physical, mental, and social well-being problems, that is troubling parents.
Research conducted by Childwise has revealed that the majority of children own a mobile phone by the age of seven, while a CBBC Newsround survey found that 4 in 5 children are on social media by age 12. Also, the fact that children aged 8-13 spend on average 4-6 hours a day using screens and teens up to 9 hours a day, may lead to inappropriate exposure, including sexual content, violence and cyberbullying, without parents even realising it. Even though most popular social media platforms and adult sites have an age restriction, children can easily evade any age-related restriction by lying about their birth year.
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Mobile phones give parents peace of mind that they can contact their children in case of an emergency, however the moment a child owns a phone it can be a challenge to monitor what he/she is accessing online. Thanks to Bosco, the AI-powered parenting app that predicts and prevents threats to children, you can keep track of your child’s screen time, be informed about newly installed apps, and get alerts if your child views inappropriate content or downloads risky apps. Bosco is more than just another parental control app as it prioritises child safety over child control. It's a solution that ensures your children are not exposed to any online threat, but at the same time gives them the freedom and privacy they need to thrive.
Free access to everything the Internet has to offer and long hours of staring at screens is not healthy for young children. Monitoring how much time your children are spending online using certain apps and sites will ensure that they remain safe online. If ‘managing screening time’ ranks highly in the list of modern day parenting challenges, download the Bosco app and be safe in the knowledge that your child won’t stumble across anything inappropriate online.
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