Taking Away Screen Time from Kids Leads to More Screen Time Later

A new study finds that children of parents who try to control their kids’ behavior with screen time, spend more time on screens than their peers.

When parents use screen time as a reward or a punishment it can have unintended consequences on their kids’ behavior. 

Find your child’s currency — the one thing you can give or take away that will actually make an impact.

This little nugget of parenting advice is something countless new moms and dads have heard as their children enter the toddler stage.

The advice seems sound enough. All kids have different things they care about and different ways they might be extrinsically motivated.

One child’s currency might be their collection of Legos, while another’s might be treats after dinner.

But you see, that’s where things get complicated.

Because it turns out, using food as a reward or punishment has the unintended consequence of creating an unhealthy relationship with food as children age into adulthood.

For several years now, experts have been advising parents to keep food on the table and out of the motivational cycle.

Solid research backs up that advice, too. And thanks to a new study published in the journal BMC Obesity, there may be another piece of currency you’re using that could be causing harm.

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