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Sean McHugh

Parents, Calm Down About Infant Screen Time | TIME - 1 views

  • Too much of the wrong kind of media can hurt infants, but that doesn't mean you need to practice total abstinence
  • total abstinence, that is to say families following the AAP’s recommendations, was actually associated with lower cognitive development, not higher
  • sensationalizing flawed studies that find negative relations.
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  • it really is not so simple as to say that screens are or aren’t good for infants. Nor is abstinence the answer. It’s more about using screens in a quality way, as when caregivers engage with infants while they watch and explain what they are seeing
  • ignoring data that doesn’t fit their scarier message
  • moderation is key
  • Don’t think of media as an either/or but something you can use with children and talk to them about
Sean McHugh

Beyond 'turn it off': How to advise families on media use - 0 views

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    In a world where "screen time" is becoming simply "time," our policies must evolve or become obsolete. 
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