Screen time!
The latest research indicates that screen time should be limited for children.
While some electronics may have value, research is strongly indicating that screen time should be limited to one-hour per-day, and the one-hour should be quality time. This would include television, computer games, and hand-held devices.
It has been observed that early elementary children have reduced fine motor strength, hand strength, because of increased time interacting with electronics rather than using their hands to play, manipulate objects, draw, and so on.
There is also research that interacting with nature is greatly beneficial for brain development. One study noted that students who play on uneven terrain in nature perform better academically; the research found that the brain grows as it responds to a body moving, running, and jumping on uneven terrain. In other words, moving on unpredictable ground causes the brain to have to adjust and work in ways that it does not when moving on predictable terrain.
One of the articles discusses how parents in the tech-industry in Silicon Valley purposefully are low-tech with the children. There are other articles, not included on this page, that also discuss why leaders in the technology industry choose to limit their children’s use of technology.
Screen time use increased considerably, and understandably, during the pandemic. For individuals with ADHD, increased screen time appears to increase the symptoms of ADHD.