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Why children choose passive screen consumption over active play

My 4-year-old prefers watching other kids play with toys on YouTube to playing with their own toys and I don't understand what's happening.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital entertainment is replacing the child's intrinsic motivation to engage with the physical world.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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

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