@...@**In a world where *screen time* is becoming simply *time,* our policies must evolve or become obsolete//** That was the American Academy of Pediatrics folding like a cheap suit//
The AAP had previously recommended that children ©under 2 years of age should not be sitting in front of a television, playing on tablets or phones at all//
But, you know, times change//
Ari Brown, lead author of the article and chair of the© AAP media committee, explained that their original recommendation, written in 2011, **literally felt outdated before we even released it//**
@...@Like some teenage sci~fi fan, Brown explained, **Technology moves faster than science can study it, so we are perpetually behind in our advice and our recommendations//**
Actually, researchers have spent plenty of time ©studying the effects of screen time on young children and there is not much positive to be said about it//