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Screen time guidelines — what research says

The research on screen time is more nuanced than most guidelines suggest — content, context, and developmental stage matter more than the hour count. The guidelines are useful starting points for examination, not conclusions. What matters most is whether the screen is serving the child's development or bypassing it.

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