Study reveals why tablets and phones are dangerous babysitters

If you're one of those parents who use a smartphone or a tablet as an electronic babysitter, you might want to hear about a study that was (via ). The study measured the effects on 47 healthy prekindergarten children (3 to 5 years of age) of screen use greater than the one hour per day recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Scans done of these children revealed that those who were placed in front of a screen for more than one hour per day without their parents being involved had a problem with the white matter of their brains. The kids tested were ...

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