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Why We Need to Embrace the Joy of Screen Time with Our Kids

Ignore the naysayers. Screen time can actually have meaningful benefits.

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Ditch the guilt and have fun with technology instead.

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Screen time. It’s part of our model of what makes a good, conscientious parent. If you don’t ration your kids’ dosage, you can at least have the decency to act guilty about it. But is screen time really the new sugar?

As a journalist covering technology for years, I’m all too aware that one of the world’s most powerful industries is keen to capture our attention and direct the choices of

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