‘No choice but to allow it’: Parents cite challenges in keeping devices away from kids amid concerns over excessive screen time

‘No choice but to allow it’: Parents cite challenges in keeping devices away from kids amid concerns over excessive screen time

“We need that precious break to keep them quiet so we can do other things like prepping for an outing or even just going to the loo,” said 36-year-old Ms Lily, an investment business owner.Last weekend, Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said that the Government would consider additional safeguards around excessive screen time and social media use for children, to protect the mental health of young people.

He limits the use of electronic devices only for school-related activities and does not allow his three children to be on social media. For 40-year-old Archita Biswas, it felt like she had “no choice” but to allow her daughter, when she was one year old, to have screen time to ensure she eats. Her daughter is 13 now.

Fellow IT professional Ghazali Maricar, 53, agreed that “everyone can support a common cause” if safeguards are publicly available, instead of just parents taking it upon themselves. “Game advertisements on YouTube should also be minimised so that their attention will not be diverted to wanting to download these apps,” she added.

Ms Foong-Tan chimed in: “For my son who is in secondary school, his device usage has to increase because of school assignments, research, group project discussions, or sometimes social interactions on WhatsApp or online games.

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