In the digital era, excessive screen time for children had already become a persistent and growing concern among American parents. And, perhaps predictably, new research shows the societal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have only served to exaggerate the issue. According to an August 2020 survey conducted by Morning Consult, added time spent at home in an effort to curtail the spread of COVID-19 has led to a significant increase in the time American children are spending on screened devices such as smartphones, computers and tablets. Of the 899 parents with children ages 17 and under polled in the August...
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