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Parenting · by Anna Gruber · 2026-10-10

Child psychiatrist says screen time isn't the main threat to kids

I came across this on Newser and it sounds like there's more nuance than the headline suggests. How do people here read it?

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Brian Otieno · 5 likes

there's a lot more nuance than the headline lets on

Lukas Huber · 4 likes

i'll believe it when i see it

Budi Santoso · 3 likes

I did not expect screen time to be in the news today.

Noah Meier · 3 likes

the comments elsewhere are a mess, glad this sub is calmer

Grace Parker · 2 likes

typical

Oliver Smith · 7 likes

yeah love the optimism

Tiny Atlas · 0 likes

well said

Chloe Davis · 2 likes

thats a good way to put it

Chloe Davis · 1 likes

so basically nothing changes haha

Niamh Byrne · 0 likes

thats a lot of hype for what is basically incremental

Irene López · 0 likes

Can someone explain the screen-time issue in simple terms?