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When work-from-home parents rely on excessive screen time

I work from home and put my preschooler in front of screens for 4-5 hours daily just so I can get through my job and I know it's too much but I have no other choice.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Economic necessity forces choices that contradict the parent's values about child development.

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