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What’s going on in the brain during screen time?
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It’s all about the DOPAMINE�
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter, a chemical messenger in the brain that helps regulate movement, motivation, reward and pleasure.
Dopamine makes us want things. A surge of dopamine in your brain makes you seek out something or continue doing what you’re doing. It’s all about motivation.
While humans stare into the screen with its technicolor images, their brain experiences spikes in dopamine, over and over again
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It’s not you versus your child. It’s you versus your child’s hijacked neural pathway. It’s the dopamine your fighting and that’s not a fair fight.
How do we level the playing field?
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FIRST … NOT ALL SCREENS ARE THE SAME
TV
MOVIE
COMPUTER
GAME CONSOLE
SMART PHONE
Types of Screen Time Viewing
Passive Screen Time Viewing
Active Screen Time Viewing
Communication Screen Time Viewing
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