Jul 21, 2020
My friends at Insider.com asked me to weigh in on a new study about screentime for parents. As a pediatrician my chief concern is children’s well-being, and accidents do happen while parents are distracted (car accidents, drownings, injuries etc). But of course cell phones allow parents to spend more time with their children, be better connected to friends and family, and better informed. So of course it’s not an easy answer. Read more about what I had to say here.
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Everything posted is my opinion and doesn’t represent the opinion of my current or prior employer. All patient references in stories are fictionalized (new gender, different issue, etc) to protect privacy. Recommendations are made in a generic way intended for education. The ideas I have may not fit every child or every family. Parents should use their judgment and ask their own doctors if they feel something doesn’t make sense or may not be safe in their specific situation. I am not your child’s doctor, and this is not medical advice.
