appropriate Apps

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Appropriate Apps

It starts with proud parents Tweeting pictures from the delivery room to a seemingly endless supply of smartphone apps that claim to be educational. In the first few years of life, children are around computer screens all the time. It's hard for parents to know how much exposure, if any, is okay for developing brains. Listen now for some tips that will help.

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Resources & Links

Media and Children (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Technology That Supports Early Learning (NAEYC)
Should This iPad Rattle Really Be a Baby Toy? (Fast Company)
For The Children's Sake, Put Down That Smartphone (NPR Morning Edition)