Research

We're still learning the long-term impacts of technology use on infants, toddlers, children, and young adults. That lack of knowledge is one reason to carefully consider how, why, and when we provide our children access to technology. By learning more about what current and ongoing research is telling us, you can confidently make informed, thoughtful decisions about what the right amount of technology is for your family. This is also an important conversation to have with the other adults in your child's life, like partners, grandparents, and childcare providers. You may find sharing some of the resources below helpful in conveying the importance of these decisions and supporting the choices you've made. Many of the resources below are articles that reference research. You can use the links within the articles to access the actual research studies referenced if you're into reading that type of thing.

Major Organizations' Guidelines and articles about them
World Health Organization: Guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep for children under 5 years of age
American Academy of Pediatrics: New recommendations for children's media use
Common Sense Media: The Common Sense Census: Media use by kids  zero to eight
Business Insider/Associated Press: The World Health Organization says if your baby is younger than 1 year old, they should spend no time in front of your smartphone
Washington Post: World Health Officials take hard line on screen time for kids. Will busy parents comply?

Advice on limiting Tech Use
New York Times: How (and when) to limit kids' tech use
Mayo Clinic: Screen time and children: How to guide your child
Business Insider: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs raised their kids tech free- and it should've been a red flag

Language Development 
PBS News Hour: Toddlers' screen time linked to slower speech development, study finds
ASHA Wire: Handheld screen time linked to delayed speech development

ADHD/Focus/Behavior
Psychology Today: Does excessive screen time cause ADHD?
ADDitude Magazine: Screen time linked to inattention problems and ADHD in preschoolers
Newsweek: How much screen time is too much? Over two hours per day linked with ADHD and behavioral problems in kids

Social Development
Beth Israel Lahey Health: Screen time may affect social interaction skills in children
Psychology Today: Screen time and arrested social development
Cleveland Clinic: How screen time can slow your child's development

Anxiety/Depression
Psych Central: Too much screen time linked to anxiety and depression in young children and teens
Time: There's worrying new research about kids' screen time and their mental health

Limiting our own (adult) screen time
A quick personal note- I read this article back when it was published and subsequently took the advice not to look at my work email when I'm at home. It was tough at first, but ultimately it really, really, really helped my work-life balance and is a rule I continue to follow for myself.