Does Your Child’s Free Time Turn into Screen Time?

By Guest: Arlene Pellicane Picture this:  the kids are done with school for the day – homework included.  They have some free time.  What happens next in the real world of your home?  If you are like many other families today, your child will start playing video games, engage with a computer screen, or watch television.  According to a Kaiser Family Foundation national survey, 8-18 year olds devote an average of 7 hours and 38 minutes to using some form of entertainment media every day.  And because they spend much of that time multitasking with more than one screen open at …

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