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How families can reassess screen time guidelines when new research emerges

My teenager found research showing that the screen time guidelines we follow are based on studies that didn't account for educational use and creative work, and now our whole family is questioning whether we've been too restrictive. My spouse and I feel like the ground shifted under rules we thought were evidence-based.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

New research findings are destabilizing previously agreed-upon family screen time policies.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Screen time guidelines — what research says?”

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