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The Debate Over Screens and Health is More Contentious Than Ever

Kids are staring at screens all day. Is that unhealthy? Experts can’t agree.

Every generation of parents faces its own new challenges. For the current crop of moms and dads — and in the midst of a pandemic, when screen time has in many cases become a necessity, rather than a choice — questions…

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Markham Heid

I’m a long-time contributor at TIME and other media orgs. I write mostly about health. I grew up in Michigan, but these days I live in southwest Germany.