Screen Time Out: Managing Electronic Media Use by Children and Adolescents

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What you'll learn

    How to use pediatric health guidelines to inquire about child and adolescent digital media use and to counsel parents about monitoring their children’s media use and setting limits on screen time.

Children and adolescents today are immersed in digital media for social connections, entertainment, education, and communication. Digital media can have positive and negative impacts on health and development.