Screen use in children – two sides of the coin: a critical narrative review
ABSTRACT Like a coin, the impacts of screens on children’s development have two sides, as reflected in current scientific knowledge. This narrative review aimed to explore the dual-faceted state of the art regarding screen use, highlighting both positive and negative aspects on neurodevelopment, int...
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| author | Everton Ferreira de Souza Rafael Antônio Vicente Lacerda Janaína Aparecida Favero Desio Camila Marciele Kammers Silvana Henkes Natasha Ferraz da Paixão Ribeiro Monique Freitas de Sá Driele Martins da Silva Anna Carolina de Oliveira Resende Teixeira Júlio César Claudino dos Santos |
| author_facet | Everton Ferreira de Souza Rafael Antônio Vicente Lacerda Janaína Aparecida Favero Desio Camila Marciele Kammers Silvana Henkes Natasha Ferraz da Paixão Ribeiro Monique Freitas de Sá Driele Martins da Silva Anna Carolina de Oliveira Resende Teixeira Júlio César Claudino dos Santos |
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| description | ABSTRACT Like a coin, the impacts of screens on children’s development have two sides, as reflected in current scientific knowledge. This narrative review aimed to explore the dual-faceted state of the art regarding screen use, highlighting both positive and negative aspects on neurodevelopment, intervention proposals, and future perspectives for appropriate screen use. Recent scientific findings emphasize two central points: on the one hand, the benefits of appropriate use, such as co-viewing and the use of educational content; on the other hand, the negative impacts of excessive screen use, passive, and non-educational use on the development of neural networks. In this sense, with the advent of the digital age and in light of current scientific results, it is clear that eliminating screens from daily life is unrealistic. Therefore, implementing strategies to ensure a healthy balance between screen time and other activities important for child development is essential. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bdeba957461b44cd8c13e6a6ca6b8b452025-08-20T02:08:45ZengAssociação Neurologia Cognitiva e do ComportamentoDementia & Neuropsychologia1980-57642025-03-011910.1590/1980-5764-dn-2024-0173Screen use in children – two sides of the coin: a critical narrative reviewEverton Ferreira de Souzahttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-3758-1975Rafael Antônio Vicente Lacerdahttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-1702-6501Janaína Aparecida Favero Desiohttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-2910-0734Camila Marciele Kammershttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-0753-9551Silvana Henkeshttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-9628-2570Natasha Ferraz da Paixão Ribeirohttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-0844-5831Monique Freitas de Sáhttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-5908-2748Driele Martins da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-1943-4718Anna Carolina de Oliveira Resende Teixeirahttps://orcid.org/0009-0009-3676-4911Júlio César Claudino dos Santoshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6543-481XABSTRACT Like a coin, the impacts of screens on children’s development have two sides, as reflected in current scientific knowledge. This narrative review aimed to explore the dual-faceted state of the art regarding screen use, highlighting both positive and negative aspects on neurodevelopment, intervention proposals, and future perspectives for appropriate screen use. Recent scientific findings emphasize two central points: on the one hand, the benefits of appropriate use, such as co-viewing and the use of educational content; on the other hand, the negative impacts of excessive screen use, passive, and non-educational use on the development of neural networks. In this sense, with the advent of the digital age and in light of current scientific results, it is clear that eliminating screens from daily life is unrealistic. Therefore, implementing strategies to ensure a healthy balance between screen time and other activities important for child development is essential.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642025000100301&lng=en&tlng=enScreen TimeEnvironmentChild GuidanceChild Development |
| spellingShingle | Everton Ferreira de Souza Rafael Antônio Vicente Lacerda Janaína Aparecida Favero Desio Camila Marciele Kammers Silvana Henkes Natasha Ferraz da Paixão Ribeiro Monique Freitas de Sá Driele Martins da Silva Anna Carolina de Oliveira Resende Teixeira Júlio César Claudino dos Santos Screen use in children – two sides of the coin: a critical narrative review Dementia & Neuropsychologia Screen Time Environment Child Guidance Child Development |
| title | Screen use in children – two sides of the coin: a critical narrative review |
| title_full | Screen use in children – two sides of the coin: a critical narrative review |
| title_fullStr | Screen use in children – two sides of the coin: a critical narrative review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Screen use in children – two sides of the coin: a critical narrative review |
| title_short | Screen use in children – two sides of the coin: a critical narrative review |
| title_sort | screen use in children two sides of the coin a critical narrative review |
| topic | Screen Time Environment Child Guidance Child Development |
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