“Why Children Should Not Watch Screens: A Science-Based Guide for Conscious Parents”

By

Bijal Thakkar

Co-founder Bodhi Vidyalaya,  Mulund, Mumbai 

conscious parent herself.

This is a practical, research-backed guide to help parents make informed choices about their child’s brain development, imagination, behaviour, and overall well-being.

 

✅ Why early brain experiences matter — how neurons, synapses, and pathways develop in the first 7 years

 

✅ Real effects of screen exposure on attention, behaviour, emotional regulation, and learning

 

✅ How Silicon Valley parents raise their own children (dogfooding paradox: creators don’t give screens to their kids)

 

✅ Imagination vs. screen input — difference between active (stories, play) and passive (videos) imagination

 

✅ Why screens overstimulate and what this does inside a child’s nervous system

 

✅ How screens disconnect children from real life experiences, nature, and sensory learning

 

✅ Is half an hour okay?Understanding of “small doses”

 

✅ Am I depriving my child? How to set boundaries without guilt

 

✅ Should my child never use technology? Agewise guidance

 

✅ How working hours & lifestyle trends have increased screen dependence — and what alternatives you can adopt

 

 

💡 Why You Must Join

 

✔ Clear explanation in simple parenting language

✔ Practical alternatives to reduce screen time without power struggles

✔ Helps build emotionally strong, imaginative and independent children