Sam’s family was flying home after a holiday visit with their extended family. As expected, holiday travel was a hot mess, and Sam, irritable and whining, was on his dad’s last nerve. So, against his better judgement, Dad handed Sam the tablet his son had received as a holiday present with an aggravated, “OK, it’s yours for another hour. Don’t make me regret breaking the rules.” The broken rule: 90 minutes total screen time for the four-hour flight.

Sam’s grandfather said to his son, “Oh, what’s so bad about screens? He’s old enough now.” His son snapped back, “You’ll see when you try to take it away from him after time’s up!”

I’ve written before about the answer to the grandfather’s question, but it’s time for an update on the effects on young........

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