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@skyrue There are two things that have been very well established about infant screen time: Up until eighteen months to two years, infants cannot learn a meaningful amount from screens. At best, time spent staring at screens is dead time. There are pretty major risks of developmental delays...

@interesting2 I don't think anyone thinks it's a dichotomy? Pretty much everyone agrees it's a mixture of both, the question is the ratio.

@julz123 Komisar is not an advocate for attachment theory. Attachment theory is a well established bit of psychology that makes relatively non-controversial claims (basically, that outright neglect causes lasting damage). Kosimar (who has a degree in social work, not psychology) is an advocate...

@danmat777 It's an endocrine disrupting chemical: when it enters the blood stream it mimics or disrupts naturally occurring hormones. It's associated with increased risk of several mood and behavioral disorders, early puberty, diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. (An association doesn't...

@danmat777 As an adult who doesn't deal with thermal paper at their job? No, probably not worth worrying about. But letting kids routinely play with receipts is definitely worth avoiding (especially if the kid is young enough that "play with" includes putting it in their mouth), and it's a...