Recent laws in Taiwan show, “The Child and Youth Welfare Protection Act”, has brought

questions about our parenting, banning the use of iPads and computers for ages 2 and under.

Ages 18 and under will be set to a practical amount of screen time. Failure to comply with this

new law will be punishable up to a fine of 50,000 dollars, Taiwan dollars ($1,576). The law has

been working its way to other countries such as China and North Korea.

Certainly, with the new modifications in effect, parents will comply, recognizing how important

it is to set guidelines for there children’s use of screen time. Obviously there are serious

consequences for this issue to have new laws and regulations. Curiously, believing this law will

produce good future establishment with our children’s well-being.

Following up on some research, studies show how important it is to force guidelines with our

children’s screen time. Will America recognize how important it is to see to “The Child and

Youth Protection Act”?

According to, “All about Vision”, eye practitioner’s guidelines are very important to follow. A

study of 122 preschoolers enrolled in a rural head start program, suggest children that worked on

computers, performed better with school readiness and cognitive development. Also, working at

home was better than school screen time alone.

Most importantly, the risk along with the study was imperative. Eye trauma such as, Computer

Vision Syndrome (CVS), Computer Ergonomics and Myopia shows children and adults must do

a vision checkup periodically, due to eye strain and eye fatigue with too much screen time

making it hard to read normal print. Eye practitioners are suggesting to wear special eye glasses

so this problem can be regulated. Also, suggested using the 20-20-10 rule, looking away from

the screen every 20 minutes and focusing 20 feet away for 10 seconds. Another helpful

guideline is that parents join their children in educational activities.

Understanding these serious vision problems led to parents being aware to look into further

information and following the guidelines their vision health care provider has given,

seeing that vision is one progressive issue that needs attention. How about other health problems

that are effecting thousands of other children. This issue seems to be more than meets the eye.

Are parents getting used to the built in babysitter?

Furthermore, “The American Academy of Pediatrics”, (AAP) and the “Canadian Society of

Pediatrics (CPS), also believe infants 0-2 should not use technology and only one hour a day for

children between 3-5 years old, two hours for 6-18 years old. More studies suggest a number of

problems such as, rapid brain growth, delayed development, epidemic, obesity, sleep

deprivation, mental illness, aggression, digital dementia, addictions, radiation emission and

unsustainable behaviors.

Research has shown a lot of other problems that may need its own research. Although, its one

study of its own. Parents can simply avoid these problems with a little research of their own and

by simply putting their child’s well-being first. Just seeing how much time they spend on the

computer, should scare the parents to making restrictions.

Another study with, “American Psychological Association”, suggest that the children they did

internet tests on, show they rarely use the