However, as times change, the AAP has started loosening its strict guidelines. "In a world where 'screen time' is becoming simply 'time,' our policies must evolve or become obsolete," pediatrician Dr. Ari Brown of the AAP said in a statement, as the previous recommendations were made way before the invention of the iPad.
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The AAP conducted a two-day symposium entitled “Growing Up Digital: Media Research Symposium” to evaluate the effects of digital devices on a child’s cognitive, socio-emotional, and developmental growth. Based on up-to-date and more recent studies discussed during the convention, the AAP updated its advice on young kids and media use accordingly.
While new formal recommendations are still not available. Dr. Brown stresses that "digital life begins at a young age, and so must parental guidance."
We have summarized four key takeaways from the new guidelines, which you can read in full here.
1. Play key to a child’s learning.
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2. Prioritize quality content.
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3. Set limits and unplug once in a while.
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4. It’s okay for teens to be online.
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Psychologist Vange Alianan-Bautista, of PsychConsult, Inc. in Quezon City, and school directress Maggie Rose Almoro, of Children’s Formative Learning School in Laguna, suggest these real-life activities. One, play with babies and tots; it's the primary way they learn to make sense of the world they are in. Two, more than visual stimulation, babies and young tots should be doing activities that require them to move and interact as opposed to watching TV which is a one-way medium. Lastly, reading to these young kids is also crucial as well as letting them play with blocks or books alone. Don't forget to incorporate these activites in your tot's daily life.
Source: smartparenting.com
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