Everywhere you look, kids, even very young ones, are staring into screens. And many parents wonder about the impact it’s having on their brains and development. How much time should parents allow young children to spend on cell phones or tablets? And what’s the right age to give children their own device? Our guests: Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, pediatrician, professor and director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute Lauren Hale, PhD, professor, family population and preventive medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine ; founding editor-in-chief, Sleep Health: Journal of the National Sleep Foundation Letitia Naigeles, PhD, professor and director, UConn KIDS (Kids in Developmental Science) Jennifer Pleasure, PsyD, clinical psychologist
Everywhere you look, kids, even very young ones, are staring into screens. And many parents wonder about the impact it’s having on their brains and development. How much time should parents allow young children to spend on cell phones or tablets? And what’s the right age to give children their own device? Our guests: Dimitri Christakis, MD, MPH, pediatrician, professor and director, Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development, Seattle Children's Research Institute Lauren Hale, PhD,