Mindfulness may be growing in popularity, but so is the opposite trend – digital distraction. And stress caused by digital distraction is hurting our kids.
Our kids spend more time on screens than they do sleeping. The 2019 Common Sense Media Census found that American kids spend a lot of time online, with ‘teens viewing about seven and a half hours (7:22) daily — not including the use of screens at school or for homework.’ The lack of sleep, along with the risks of online predators and pornography, are the most obvious problems with teen screen culture. But, another big problem that often gets overlooked is chronic stress.
