Child, Disrupted (2018)

As a society, are we in danger of raising a generation of children disrupted by the overuse of technology? We've all seen it by now - children in restaurants staring at a tablet for the entire meal, or a parent handing their phone to a crying toddler in their stroller. It can be easy to judge the adults who make these choices, but are they really as bad as some say they are? Through interviews with experts in the fields of neuroscience, occupational therapy, addiction, psychology, and sociology, we uncover the reality behind fears about the effects of screen time on children. The film elucidates how time spent using technology specifically impacts children's behaviors, and offers insight into how guardians can curb it's influence while equipping children to develop healthy relationships with technology.