Experts offer advice to parents looking to make smart decisions with their children's screen time.
. Thus, strict screen time rules are understandably falling by the wayside, but there are ways for caregivers to vet their children’s programming as they spend a little more time on their devices.
HuffPost spoke to experts to find out how parents can make smart decisions and determine if an “educational” game, app or show will be beneficial for their children.“Look for media that gives kids agency and choice, and focuses on building skills, not just drilling facts,” Tanner Higgin, the director of education editorial strategy at, told HuffPost. “Kids should have a lot of freedom to explore, experiment, think and create.
“It’s important to understand that in the app stores, really anyone can call their game educational, so you can’t just go by the words written on the app.”Some useful questions are: Who made the game? Do they have learning or curriculum experts on the team? Do they talk about their approach to learning and pedagogy?
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