- Smartphones and tablets are irresistible to children, but many parents aren’t sure how to responsibly manage their use.
- Plus, scientists don’t really know how using interactive screens influences brain development.
- Meanwhile, screen-time guidelines have struggled to keep pace.
- The good news: Experts are beginning to discover some potential benefits for kids from interactive media.
- This is an installment of Business Insider’s “Your Brain on Apps” series that investigates how addictive apps can influence behavior.
My smartphone’s screen fades to black, closing a magic portal to a realm of singing and dancing beasts. “EHMAAA! EHMAAA!” screams my 21-month-old daughter, angling for her third or fourth YouTube video of Elmo, the red and cuddly high-pitched monster of “Sesame Street.”
Elmo is found everywhere in our home because anything that looks like him, even my pitiful drawings of him, elicit her screams of joy. “Sesame Street” is highly rated educational content for toddlers, so my wife and I will occasionally indulge her with YouTube videos.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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