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The Effect of Screens On YOUR MARRIAGE | The Naked Marriage Podcast | Dave & Ashley Willis

Name: The Effect of Screens On YOUR MARRIAGE | The Naked Marriage Podcast | Dave & Ashley Willis
Uploaded: 2023-12-12T17:22:49+00:00
Duration: 32 s
Channel: Dave Willis
Description: A podcast clip discussing the effects of screens on teenagers and families, highlighting claimed harms of excessive device use: average teen screen time…

12 Dec 2023 · 1 min

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A podcast clip discussing the effects of screens on teenagers and families, highlighting claimed harms of excessive device use: average teen screen time exceeding seven hours/day, elevated suicidal risk when device use exceeds five hours, reports of early-onset dementia and structural brain changes, and a comparison equating device impact to a hit of cocaine.

Questions this video answers

Over seven hours a day.

More than 5 hours a day; 71% more likely to exhibit suicidal risk factors.

Early onset dementia.

There is 'no differential between a hit of cocaine and device' (statement equating their effects).

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Kids, on average are on their devices over seven hours a day. On average, teenagers. If you're on your Device more than 5. 5. Just 5. You're 71% more likely to exhibit suicidal risk factors. Oh, man. Oh, that's terrifying, that is. They're already seeing early onset dementia in kids today. Because the gray and the white matter in the brain is changing. There's no differential between a hit of cocaine and device.