Smartphones, tablets, laptops, and televisions are now in every household, every family, and in every child’s life. Even toddlers, under age 5, can expertly navigate the technology of a smartphone and can download and use any application of their choice. This has led to children having infinite access to information and content, which may or may not be age appropriate. Young school-going children now have personal accounts on various social media platforms, where they are able to share and interact with images, videos, and messages with no parental supervision. This is more likely for children who have been given their own personal smartphones.

Children with excessive screen time exposure have been shown to have poor attention spans, more restlessness, greater irritation, poor management of emotions and behavior, and greater possibilities of developing depression based on the content they consume and how they internalize this information. Cyberbullying and the consumption of pornographic content have also become common problems with screen addiction.