research published in preventive medicine reports found that children and teens may have less curiosity self-control emotional stability and a greater inability to finish tasks after just an hour of screen time a day adolescents face the highest risk those who spent more than seven hours a day on screens were twice as likely to be diagnosed with anxiety and depression than those who spent only an hour but younger kids and toddlers whose brains are still developing were also affected preschoolers with high screen use were twice as likely to lose their temper the findings validate the daily screen
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