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Risk and Protective Factors
Risk and Protective Factors
for Frequent Electronic Device Use of Online Technologies
The Problem
Researchers found that kindergarten children who displayed externalizing problem behavior
were more likely to overuse digital devices by the end of fifth grade
The Solution:
To prevent and reduce negative relationships with technology, include developmentally beneficial activities such as:
Parent-child interactions
Regular sleep physical activity
Book reading & emergent literary activities
Emergent Literacy Activities
These can be things such as…
reading
writing
storytelling
singing
Parent-Child Interactions
Talk to your child about what they are viewing and reading
Discussions about the content increases the child’s internalizing of the message
LiveMore ScreenLess Interpretations
Listen
Limit
Lead
Love
Topics: Mental Health , Parenting
