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    Inside the new standards for kids and screen time

    by Markham Heid Oct 29, 2016 2 minutes
    The American Academy of Pediatrics is adjusting its less-is-more approach to screen time for kids

    WHEN IT COMES TO SCREEN TIME for kids, less is more. That’s what the American Academy of Pediatrics has maintained for years, warning that exposing young children to any kind of digital platform, from junk TV to educational apps, could lead to delayed or stunted language development and poorer reading skills. Whether or not people agreed with the AAP guidelines—and many did not—they were nonetheless impactful,

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