The Addictive Nature Of Electronics For Our Children

A 2015 survey by Common Sense Media found that children spend more than five hours each day consuming digital media. For teens, it’s well over eight hours.

But why are kids and teens spending so much time on smartphones and tablets?

Author Naomi Schaefer Riley believes she’s found the answer: They’re addictive – and not much different than electronic slot machines. A mother of three, Naomi is the author of the new book Be the Parent, Please: Stop Banning Seesaws and Start Banning Snapchat (Templeton Press).

Naomi is our guest on the latest edition of Words of Wisdom. She warns us about the dangers of electronics and then gives us strategies for parenting in the 21^st century.