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Don't worry about screen time – focus on how you use technology

  • Written by Margaret E. Morris, Affiliate Faculty in Human Centered Design and Engineering, University of Washington
Through creative off-label uses of technology, some people have improved close relationships and their health.KristinaZ/Shutterstock.com

Many Americans find themselves bombarded by expert advice to limit their screen time and break their addictions to digital devices – including enforcing and modeling this restraint for the children in their...

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