Screens Overstimulate Children and Alter Their Mood

Most people know that screens overstimulate children and make them moody, nervous, and even more argumentative. However, what many parents often overlook is how the intense use of these technologies is making their little ones more apathetic. Children’s moods are changing. This is particularly evident in elementary and middle school classrooms. Irritability is almost the order of the day in some of these children, most of which have trouble relating to others. It also manifests in their ability to perform academic tasks and their limitations in retaining information, reasoning creatively, and solving simple problems. Some say that modern parents are…