A young girl in a dark room takes a break from playing on the computer.

How Much Screen Time Should Kids Really Have?

Midday on WNYC | Jul 19, 2018

Angela C. Santomero, award-winning creator of Blue's Clues, Super Why!, and Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood discusses her book, Preschool Clues: Raising Smart, Inspired, and Engaged Kids in a Screen-Filled World and the educational philosophy behind her shows. She is joined by Anya Kamenetz, lead NPR education blogger and author of The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life. They discuss how much and what kind of programming parents should let their kids watch, in addition to answering listener's questions.

This segment is guest hosted by Matt Katz.

 

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