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From: The New York Times

How Much Screen Time Should Toddlers Have? None, Sweden Says.

Swedish public health authorities recommended this week that children under the age of 2 should not use any digital media, as parents, pediatricians and governments struggle to respond to the challenges of today’s tech-soaked world.

“The most educational thing is another human being — who is not looking at a phone,” said Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and a professor of psychology at Temple University.

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