Health experts say excessive amounts of time spent on smart phones and tablets can be addictive and affect childhood development.
Smart phones, tablets and laptops have made life easier for many Australians, but health experts are now monitoring and trying to limit exposure from the age of two onwards.
Jazz musician Sinj Clarke says screen addiction derailed his passion for music.
"At the point where it was worst, I didn't realise how much it was controlling my life," he told 7.30.
"Instead of sitting down and doing an hour or two of solid practice, it would be interspersed with checking my phone. It wasn't just with music, it was with reading or anything. It's a massive addiction.
"But people don't notice it because it's also quite culturally acceptable to use your phone all the time. It's expected."
Clarke said he would sometimes wake up in the night and check his phone.
"I'd go to dinner, check it there, go out with family, check it there, go out with my friends, check it there," he said. "[It was] ridiculous. I couldn't go anywhere without it."
Clarke says limiting the amount of time spent on social media made him feel more connected to his family and friends.
Screen time releases 'happy chemicals' in the brain
Spending large amounts of time on tablets, smartphones, laptops and applications like Twitter, Facebook and Instagram can change our brains over time.
Psychologist Jocelyn Brewer works as a counsellor for school kids and has helped depressed children shake their screen addiction.