Los Angeles, Jan 8 (IBNS): Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz has said she does not want her children to grow up in front of screen and hence she does not have a TV in her house.
The actress was quoted as saying by femalefirst.co.uk: "It worries me when I see a group of children who are 11 or 12 together [on their phones] and they don't talk to each other, they don't look each other in the eyes."
"I worry for the future generations of children that spend hours every day on video games or television or they are given a phone at 11 or access to the internet and no control of the time of using it,"she said.
Adding that she does not even have video games in her house, Cruz said: "In my house, there is no TV. There are no video games."
She said she wants her kids to experience nature.
"I just want [my kids] to experience nature, to experience a rhythm that is healthier for the development of children. But that's just my way of doing," Cruz said.
However, she clarified that she does not stop her children from viewing anything or ever using electronic devices such as iPads.
She added: "I think you have to be so careful with any child. Their brains are forming. They are not supposed to see material they are not ready to digest yet but I don't have anything against a few minutes of a cartoon that is age appropriate."
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