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Jul 27
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DEEP DIVE: Emily Cherkin on Tech-Intenti...

MARGARET ABLES AND AMY WILSON
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This month, our "Deep Dive" is into some of our past episodes about screen time: the effects it has on our kids, how tech companies engineer their devices to be as addictive as possible, and how we can allow our kids to enjoy screens with supportive limits. Is screen use a daily battle of wills in your house? ⁠Emily Cherkin⁠, author of the new book ⁠"THE S ... Show More
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