Kids Glued to Screens? Expert Reveals How to Break the Habit & Boost Development

• Excessive screen time in children, often given by parents to keep them quiet or while feeding, negatively impacts their health and development.
• Psychologist Shailaja warns it hinders crucial brain development in the first two years, affecting communication skills and emotional attachment.
• Long-term effects include impaired memory, eyesight, learning ability, and symptoms like distraction, delayed responses, and unclear speech.
• Gradually reduce screen time weekly, replacing it with outdoor play, stories, music, drawing, puzzles, and other creative activities.
• Ensure adequate sleep and engage children in beneficial activities for healthy brain development, as advised by mental health expert Shailaja.