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How screen dependency affects emotional regulation in young children

My 4-year-old had a two-hour tantrum when the iPad died and I realized I don't know how to help him regulate emotions without screens anymore.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital soothing has replaced the child's natural capacity for emotional self-regulation.

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