Screen Time
- NewsLindsay Powers
Elmo’s Tour of Sesame Street: Then and Now
Sesame Street has undergone a number of changes for its 46th season: a new network (HBO), character (Nina, a bilingual Hispanic woman, to be voiced by Suki Lopez), and format (30 minutes instead of an hour); an updated theme song; and an entirely refreshed set.
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Why Letting My 3-Year-Old Watch TV Is Actually Good For Her
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How Much Screen Time Is OK For Your Kids?
Common Sense Media parenting expert Caroline Knorr answers questions about parenting, media, and everything in between.
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The World Has Changed, but That Doesn't Mean We Can't Still Raise Good Kids
By the age of 12, the majority of kids in America have cell phones, and nearly all kids have used some sort of mobile device. Doing so over text or on an app like Snapchat doesn’t make it better or worse, just a little different.
- NewsLaura Kenney
Teens Spend an Average of 9 Hours a Day with Media
“Nearly two-thirds of teens today tell us they don’t think watching TV or texting while doing homework makes any difference to their ability to study and learn, even though there’s more and more research to the contrary.” (Photo: Getty Images) NEW YORK (AP) — Teenagers spend nearly nine hours a day absorbing media and despite all the new options, music and television remain the favorites. Common Sense Media released an exhaustive survey Tuesday outlining how young people spend screen time. One c
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Survey: 3 in 4 Toddlers Have Own Mobile Device
Young boys operate smartphones at SK Telecom T.um Museum in Seoul, South Korea, May 15, 2013. (Image via AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) A recent study found handing your toddler an iPad is a bad idea; a new study shows 97% of kids under age 4 have used a mobile device anyway and 75% have a tablet, smartphone, or iPod of their own. The small-scale study—based on the responses of 350 low-income parents in Philadelphia—identified “almost universal exposure, early adoption, and use of mobile media devices
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Why I Let My Kids Have Unlimited Screen Time
Have you ever felt guilty about letting your kids have too much screen time… and by screen time, I mean watching TV, playing video games, texting, Skyping and everything in between? The American Academy of Pediatrics is releasing new guidance on what they consider to be healthy amounts of screen time.
