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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

New guidelines relax screen time rules

For many parents, screen time is the most contentious issue in the household. The accepted wisdom until today was that kids under age two should be kept away from all screens. But today, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidelines for kids and media use. Turns out a little bit of screen time isn’t such a big deal.

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By Madeleine Brand • Oct 21, 2016 • 1 min read

For many parents, screen time is the most contentious issue in the household. The accepted wisdom until today was that kids under age two should be kept away from all screens. But today, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated its guidelines for kids and media use. Turns out a little bit of screen time isn’t such a big deal.

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