Screen time blues of Indian sudents cross limits

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"Increased screen time has been linked to slowed language development, decreased cognitive functions and hampered social skills development, in addition to an increased risk of obesity, disturbed sleep habits and concentration issues," reports TOI quoting recent NAS study. More than g3% students are spending more than two times safe scree hours limit for school kids,

Here a limerick and a quatrain on the screen time blues

Limerick

In shadows cast by glowing screens,

Where childhood fades in pixel dreams,

Two hours stretch like endless night,

Social ties retreat from sight,

Obesity creeps, as silence screams.

Quatrain

A quiet ache, a hollow space,

The screen time blues, a weary trace.

So pause a while, and step away,

From flickering lights and digital sway.