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When children's screen content exceeds their developmental readiness

My 6-year-old asks sophisticated questions about things they've seen on YouTube that I don't know how to answer and I realize I've lost control of their information intake.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Digital access exposes children to concepts and realities before they have the emotional or cognitive tools to process them.

Ideas that help explain it
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