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Kids spending too much time staring at screens? Focus on positive goals to get them moving and reading and talking

  • Written by Meghan Owenz, Assistant Teaching Professor of Rehabilitation and Human Services, Penn State
imageGetting kids to put down their phones doesn't have to be a battle.Carl Court/Getty Images

As vaccines become more available and life begins returning to so-called normal, caregivers and educators may have to contend with dramatically increased screen habits that kids developed during the pandemic.

My research offers a positive – dare I say...

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