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Doctors relax rules on letting babies watch screens

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Ever since 1999, many pediatricians have clung to one main recommendation about kids and gadgets: you shouldnt show screens to any child under 2 years old. However, theyve just loosened that once-firm policy. The American Academy of Pediatrics has softened its guidelines to permit screens for the under-2 crowd in the right circumstances. If your little ones are 18 months or older, they can watch high-quality programming (think PBS and Sesame Workshop) so long as youre there to he…
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