My next Birth
1 big thing: The digital babysitter generation |
Illustration: Lazaro Gamio/Axios |
Parents are relying more than ever on digital babysitters and device-led playtime to entertain their children, making it increasingly difficult to monitor what their kids are seeing, Axios' Kim Hart and Sara Fischer report.
While the impact of technology on kids is still relatively unknown due to a lack of long-term research, researchers attribute more screen time to increased demands on parents and the convenience of always-on smartphones and tablets.
Baby boomers and Gen-X-ers often reminisce about the days of meeting up with friends at the neighborhood cul-de-sac or mall. But today, many parents are less comfortable sending their children outside to play unattended. |