Several states — and the LA public schools — are setting limits on screen time
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Lila Byock se preocupaba por el tiempo de pantalla de su hijo.
Lila Byock worried about her son's screen time.
Su hijo tenía 11 años y estaba siempre con su iPad de la escuela.
Her son was 11 years old and always with his school iPad.
Incluso lo llevaba a su clase de educación física.
He even took it to his PE class.
Lila preguntó a la escuela por qué había tanto aprendizaje digital.
Lila asked the school why there was so much digital learning.
Ella no entendía por qué era necesario.
She didn't understand why it was necessary.
La escuela dijo que tenían los iPads de COVID y continuaron usándolos.
The school said they had the iPads from COVID and continued using them.
Lila habló con otros padres.
Lila talked to other parents.
Formaron un grupo llamado Escuelas Sin Pantallas.
They formed an group called Schools Beyond Screens.
Muchos padres sienten que es una emergencia.
Many parents feel it is an emergency.
Quieren saber qué pueden hacer.
They want to know what they can do.
Ahora, algunos estados están poniendo límites al tiempo de pantalla.
Now, some states are setting limits on screen time.
Las escuelas públicas de Los Ángeles también están poniendo límites.
The public schools in Los Angeles are also setting limits.
Esto es por las preocupaciones de padres como Lila.
This is because of concerns from parents like Lila.
Quieren que los niños pasen menos tiempo en las pantallas.
They want children to spend less time on screens.
Y más tiempo haciendo otras actividades.
And more time doing other activities.
Estos cambios están ocurriendo ahora.
These changes are happening now.
Vocabulary (Spanish)
- worried
- preocupaba
- screen time
- tiempo de pantalla
- school-issued iPad
- iPad de la escuela
- digital learning
- aprendizaje digital
- advocacy group
- grupo de activismo
- emergency
- emergencia
- setting limits
- poniendo límites
- public schools
- escuelas públicas
- concerns
- preocupaciones
- activities
- actividades
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