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"Oh, that's an Idea": Parents in the United States Respond To China Screen Time Ban

Article content Raleigh Smith Duttweiler was folding laundry in her Ohio home, her three children playing the video game Minecraft upstairs, when she was listening to an NPR report about new rules in China that prohibit youngsters and children younger than 18 from playing video games for more than three hours a week.



Duttweiler, an expert in public relations at a non-profit, recalls thinking, "Oh, that is an idea." My American gut instinct is that this is a violation of the rights of everyone. We don't need to decide what we should do in our homes.



'Oh, that's a great idea ...': U.S.



Content of the article "It's not recommended for children to play like my children do. And I think it would be easier to turn off when it wasn't just fighting with Mommy and saying , 'Well, police said that. '"



Content of the article Duttweiler, like many other families, was stunned Monday by the announcement of the country's strict social intervention. This was a move that regulators believed was necessary to curb the growing dependence on "spiritual opioids". It also highlights the difficulties of limiting the use of video games in the home, particularly during the pandemic.



China's regulator claimed the new rules were a response to growing concerns that games could affect the physical and mental health of children, a concern echoed by parents and experts in the United States.



Article content Paul Morgan, a father of two teenagers and Penn State professor who studies the use of electronic devices, finds flaws in the ban while acknowledging the challenges of controlling children's screen time. "These electronic devices are everywhere," Morgan said. "It's really difficult to get kids away."



However, Morgan says negative associations with screen time are evident for heavy users, possibly because of the fact that they are able to block out things like exercise or sleeping. Social media is not prohibited by the ban, and is particularly detrimental for girls. Certain groups, such as students with disabilities, might benefit from the social interaction that video games provide.



Shira Weiss, an American publicist working for technology clients, which includes a video game company, believes that games are beneficial that keep her twin sons, who are 12 and 12, connected to their peers, but she would like to reduce the frequency they play violent games.



Article content Weiss said that she believed the Chinese rules were good. "You're still saying 'Play video games,' but you're just setting limits." Minecraft Servers She added, jokingly: "Can they come here and impose that rule on my house?"



Michael Gural-Maiello, a business development manager at an engineering firm has an 11-year-old son. He believes that parents should regulate their children's gaming habits.



Gural-Maiello said that governments do not have the right to tell parents how their children should spend their time. "China has a bad track record in technology. I'd be much more concerned about my son using apps that originate in China that collect data than I am concerned about playing Mario Kart." (Reporting by Helen Coster in New York Editing by Sandra Maler)


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