Electronic Safety

Fast Facts

• 90% of households have three or more devices.

• Kids ages 8-18 spend more than 7 hours a day engaged in tech & media.

• 80% of 18-24-year-olds sleep with their phones right next to their heads.

• An average person checks their phone 110 times per day often without reason while others check their phone as much as 900 times per day.

Implications

*Emotional Connection Relies On Facial Expressions, Voice Intonation, Body Language and Sharing of Metaphysical Energy

*The reading of emotions, even when face-to-face, requires practice & frequent checking in. Without feedback, misunderstandings multiply exponentially, and assumptions can become truths before they are truly examined. (Psychology Today)

*Scientists found that 6th graders who went 5 days without even glancing at a smartphone or other digital screen did substantially better at reading human emotions than 6th graders from the same school who continued to spend hours each day looking at their electronic devices. (UCLA Newsroom, 2014)