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Kids spending too much time staring at screens? Focus on positive goals to get them moving and reading and talking

  • Written by Meghan Owenz, Assistant Teaching Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, Penn State
Kids spending too much time staring at screens? Focus on positive goals to get them moving and reading and talkingGetting kids to put down their phones doesn't have to be a battle.Carl Court/Getty Images

As vaccines become more available and life begins returning to so-called normal, caregivers and educators may have to contend with dramatically increased screen habits that kids developed during the pandemic.

My research offers a positive – dare I say...

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