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How students can get screen time break during COVID-19: experts
COVID-19 pandemic, experts say they’re seeing kids hit their limits with too much screen time.Although there are several benefits to online learning, it doesn’t come without some negative side effects.“The learning can be very one dimensional, so it’s not interactive, communicational,” said Dawn McBride, associate psychology professor at the University of Lethbridge.“In addition, you’re also not blinking as often when you are looking at a screen, which means the tear ducts are not getting moisture, the moisture on the lens and so forth,” she added.“A lot of stress can be shown in physical ways, headaches, but in addition, all the eye strain can lead to tension.”McBride goes on to say increased exposure to screens can be problematic for