The Guardian Jenny Radesky, MD, pediatrics Using a smartphone or iPad to pacify a toddler may impede their ability to learn self-regulation, according to researchers. Expert quote: “These devices may replace the hands-on activities important for the development of sensorimotor and visual-motor skills, which are important for the learning and application of maths and science,” […]
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Washington Post Jenny Radesky, MD, pediatrics It wasn’t long before 2-year-old Kyle got his hands on his father’s iPad. He worked with it with an immediate – almost savant-like – fluency. His parents were amazed. “Within 10 minutes, he was mastering it,” dad Fang Chang told the Christian Science Monitor. “He knew how to use the home button, how […]
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