By Catherine Pearson<\/a> | 08\/09\/2021 04:58pm EDT | Huffpost.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n My two sons always got some screen time daily, but my husband and I tried to set relatively clear limits about what they could play and watch, and for how long. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and like so many other parents and caregivers, we leaned into screens hard.<\/em> Our 6-year-old got an iPad. Our toddler grew accustomed to multihour Blippi marathons while my husband and I worked. My children have become legitimate screen monsters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Various surveys suggest that my experience isn\u2019t an anomaly and that kids\u2019 screen time during the pandemic has soared. American kids now spend more than four hours a day on screens<\/a>, and screen time has basically doubled<\/a> over the past 18 months. One psychologist recently warned The New York Times<\/a> that America\u2019s kids are headed for a \u201cperiod of epic withdrawal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Click here for the rest of the story..<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n For 18 months, we’ve used screens to teach our kids and keep our collective sanity. Here’s how to cut back. By Catherine Pearson | 08\/09\/2021 04:58pm EDT | Huffpost.com My two sons always got some screen time daily, but my husband and I tried to set relatively clear limits about what they could play and watch, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2],"tags":[1311,1310,1312,1313,1308],"class_list":["post-9658","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insurance","category-shield-blog","tag-computer","tag-i-pad","tag-laptop","tag-limit-screen-time","tag-screen-time"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\tEmphasize Play<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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