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3 fears about screen time for kids -- and why they're not true | Sara DeWitt

3 fears about screen time for kids -- and why they're not true | Sara DeWitt

Are screens ruining childhood?

TED Talks Daily · TED

October 12, 201711m 54s

Show Notes

We check our phones upwards of 50 times per day -- but when our kids play around with them, we get nervous. Are screens ruining childhood? Not according to children's media expert Sara DeWitt. In a talk that may make you feel a bit less guilty about passing your phone to a bored kid at a restaurant, DeWitt envisions a future where we're excited to see kids interacting with screens and shows us exciting ways new technologies can actually help them grow, connect and learn.

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