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8 articles on screen time, newest first.
What to Look For in a Learning App for a Five-Year-OldMost apps for this age are built to be opened again, not to teach. The difference is visible in about two minutes if you know where to look. Seven things to check, and the reason behind each one.Read the article →
Games on a Schedule, Not a Nightly ArgumentThe fight is rarely about games. It is about the fact that the rule is renegotiated every single evening. A rule that is set once and enforced by the device ends the negotiation.Read the article →
Screen Rules That Survive a TeenagerRules that depend on constant enforcement fail, because enforcement runs out. Rules that are predictable, negotiated once, and enforced by the device survive.Read the article →
Screen Tracing vs Pencil on Paper: What the Brain Research Actually ShowsA finger on glass and a pencil on paper are not the same activity. The research is clearer than most app marketing admits, and it points to using both, in a particular order.Read the article →
Screen Time Under Six: What the Research Actually SaysThe honest summary is not "screens are bad" or "screens are fine". It is that almost everything depends on what is on the screen and whether an adult is sitting there, and the size of that second effect is startling.Read the article →
How to Judge a Learning App for a Four-Year-Old: Seven TestsEvery app in the education category says it is educational. Seven checks, none of which take more than a minute, will tell you whether this one is built for your child or for your attention.Read the article →
Screen Time That Teaches: Turning the Gadget Into the ClassroomNot all screen time is the same. Twenty minutes of a lesson that talks back is not twenty minutes of videos autoplaying. A practical guide to the difference, and how to tip the balance at home.Read the article →
Why Kids Drift From Studies to Gadgets, and What Actually Pulls Them BackIt is not laziness. A phone game gives a child something a textbook never does: instant feedback, visible progress and a next step that is always just right. Here is how to give studying the same pull.Read the article →Related topics