With the many screens that surround us, children from a very young age are exposed to harmful artificial blue light.
Indeed, whether it's in front of grandparents' TV, with mom's phone, big brother's tablet, children's new distractions are very harmful to their eyes and their bodies.
Children and screens
According to a Canadian pediatric study:
- Children under 2 years old should not be exposed to screens
- Children between 2 and 4 years old should be limited to less than one hour per day
- For older children, a maximum of two hours per day.
However, in the era we live in, screens are everywhere.
To protect children's health, it is important to take some precautions and impose certain rules:
- Choose creative content (e.g., educational screen games)
- Use screens with the child for parent-child interaction
- Plan screen time (certain homework, games, etc.)
- Create screen-free zones in the house, such as the kitchen or children's bedrooms
- Encourage young people to go outside, run, play outdoors, do sports, etc.
- Be a role model for the child: parents and other people living in the house should themselves use screens in moderation
Varionet opticians offer anti-blue light glasses equipped with lenses filtering up to 100% of UV and blue light and effective anti-glare for more comfort.
Screens: Teenagers' #1 enemy for sleep
Almost 50% spend more than an hour surfing social networks, playing games or exchanging SMS after 8:00 p.m.
The strong brightness emitted by digital devices stimulates their retina and delays their falling asleep.
The consequences of this disruption of the biological clock are numerous, starting with the child's fatigue from waking up, but also loss of concentration during the day, stress, and sometimes even obesity in the most serious cases.
This is why prevention is important, a simple rule to protect them = LIMIT digital devices after dinner and for the rest of the day protect their eyes with Cool Blue™ computer glasses, anti-blue light glasses filtering 100% of UV and toxic blue light.
