Short Videos, Long-Term Impact: How Reels and Shorts Are Affecting Children’s Mental Health
January 6, Posted on 7:30 AM IST Safeena Arfat Fatima Short-form video platforms such as YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook have rapidly become a part of daily digital consumption worldwide. What began as brief entertainment has now evolved into prolonged screen exposure, increasingly affecting children and teenagers. Children today are spending hours scrolling through reels and…