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Screen time is the wrong question

What the child is doing on the screen predicts more than how long they are on it.

What the child is doing on the screen predicts more than how long they are on it.

This article is still being written by Sneha R.. It will carry the same shape as the others: a short summary, the thing to look for at home, three casual questions to ask, and a small piece of practice to try over a term.

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Sneha R.

Leads the Grades 1 to 5 programme at Rao Academy and writes the weekly parent notes. Before that, twelve years teaching primary classes.

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