{"id":2060,"date":"2012-11-15T21:19:35","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T21:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/?p=2060"},"modified":"2012-11-15T21:19:35","modified_gmt":"2012-11-15T21:19:35","slug":"screen-time-and-young-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2012\/11\/15\/screen-time-and-young-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Time and Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As grandparents, we are amazed at how young children take to digital devices they can &#8220;control&#8221; through touch.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cindyreadingtokids.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2061\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/2012\/11\/15\/screen-time-and-young-children\/samsung\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cindyreadingtokids.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.64&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SCH-I500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1299830758&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.79&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.1044045677&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SAMSUNG\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cindyreadingtokids.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2061\" title=\"SAMSUNG\" src=\"http:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cindyreadingtokids.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cindyreadingtokids.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/cindyreadingtokids-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This issue is not whether young children can interact with technology, but whether they should. <a href=\"http:\/\/commercialfreechildhood.org\/sites\/default\/files\/facingthescreendilemma.pdf\">Here is a resource<\/a>\u00a0(pdf) from &#8220;The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood and the Alliance for Childhood&#8221; (always important to recognize the perspective of the authors) on the subject.<\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2060\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"2060\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.learningaloud.com\/blurts\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As grandparents, we are amazed at how young children take to digital devices they can &#8220;control&#8221; through touch. 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