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Electronic Devices and Young Kids

From the Show: Healthy Children
Summary:

As we move toward a more digital world, many parents are weighing the benefits of electronic devices - are they good or bad?

 

Air Date: 8/4/20
Duration: 18:00
Host: Melanie Cole, MS
Guest Bio: Nusheen Ameenuddin, M.D., M.P.H.

Nusheen Ameenuddin, M.D., M.P.H is a general pediatrician at the Mayo Clinic, where she has served as Director of the Pediatric Resident Clinic. She is currently Chair of AAP’s Council on Communications and Media. She recently completed a Minority Health Policy Fellowship at Harvard Medical School where she also received an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School of Government. She previously completed her MD and MPH at the University of Kansas Medical Center and trained in pediatrics at the Mayo Clinic. She has also served on the Board of the Minnesota chapter of AAP.

  • Guest Twitter Account: @namd4kids
Electronic Devices and Young Kids
As we move toward a more digital world, many parents are weighing the benefits of electronic devices - are they good or bad?

With schools moving to online classes because of the pandemic, kids are on phones and computers now more than ever.

So can kids be addicted to devices, how can you move kids offline, and what counts as screentime? 

Dr. Nusheen Ameenuddin is a general pediatrician at the Mayo Clinic and joins us this episode to talk about managing electronic devices.
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