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How I cracked the code on toddler screen time

An emerging science suggests a new way of approaching the question of screen time for kids.

Photo illustration of a child looking at a tablet device.
(Illustration by Lucy Naland/The Washington Post; iStock)

We held out for three and a half years. But disaster loomed: a long-distance trip with dozens of hours in cramped vehicles and no way out.

So we discarded all the advice heaped on parents about the dangers of digital devices. We handed our toddler a screen.

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