The Washington Post has run a speech by early childhood development expert Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a professor emerita of education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Ma., on just how much time parents should allow their young children to play with iPads, iPhones and other gadgets. "The fact that parents today have the option of so much technology can seem like both a gift and a curse," Carlsson-Paige writes. "At certain times and in certain situations, when no other choice seems right
...moreThe Washington Post has run a speech by early childhood development expert Nancy Carlsson-Paige, a professor emerita of education at Lesley University in Cambridge, Ma., on just how much time parents should allow their young children to play with iPads, iPhones and other gadgets. "The fact that parents today have the option of so much technology can seem like both a gift and a curse," Carlsson-Paige writes. "At certain times and in certain situations, when no other choice seems right, we can breathe a sigh of relief that we have a screen activity available to us. But at other times, we can agonize because our kids are begging for screen time and we want to see them engage in more beneficial activities."
