Child Proof

Screen Time Is Good for Kids — If There’s a Human on the Other End

Video chatting can help kids build social skills and learn about the world

Elizabeth Preston

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Forge

5 min readMay 2, 2019

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Last week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines about how much physical activity, sleep, and screen time young children should have. The announcement added fuel…

Elizabeth Preston

Written by Elizabeth Preston

Writer for

Forge

Elizabeth Preston is a freelance science journalist and humor writer in the Boston area.

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