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While research is still in its infancy, recent studies on theScreen hourly effects on children indicates that something over two hours a day can lead toLower cognitive function andvisual impairment. Even if you think these first results are alarmist, there is no denying that children spend a lot more time watchingPeppa Pig on their iPads these days to play outside orreading. Maybe that's why Mommy Blogger's recent Facebook articleMolly Defrank became viral, detailing the way she cut the screen time entirely for her children.

On October 7, Defrank posted a photo on Facebook of his children reading in bed. "Months ago, we removed the time of the screen of our children," she wrote. "Why? Because my precious babies acted like demographic."

Defrank continued to say that even if they were onlyallowed their children an hour of screen per day"The screens apparently pointed their creativity, caused the crack, struggle and complaint." Once she pulled the plug-literally, they protested for a hot minute and then we all moVed on. "

According to Defrank, the effects were extraordinary. "Seriously, it was as if I had my children back," she wrote. "I watched my children from the screen dependent on the screen to play in cooperation, create and even do their own" school ". I could not believe how easy it was."

In fact, a few weeks in theirdigital detoxification, the children saw their parents reading in bed and decided to join them. It certainly seems to be taken to the habit and daughter of Defrank even "cultivated five levels of reading in seven months".

Defrank's post was shared on theThe love of what counts the Facebook pagewhere he received more than 50,000 likes in just a few days. Parents loved the idea and many chemical to say they had done something similar and saw the same positive impact.

"I took [the iPad] away from the week and allow only one hour on weekends and my children finally receive their imagination," wrote a Facebook user. "And they only use it aftermake two housework each. I would like me to have done this year! "

Certainly, some parents said they did not think it's necessary to completely prohibit the screen time, but the choir of limiting his exposure on the screen and to promote a love for the books was by little unanimous.

"The screen is a privilege, not a right," wrote a Facebook user. "It must be won and then it is timed and off."

And if you want to beat the technical dependency of your family, read how a family did it here:All my family is addicted to screens. This is what I did about it.