Dr. Jenny Radesky

We want kids to build a relationship with media where their mind is going to be engaged.

We don't want them on autopilot all the time when they're engaging with screens, just following a feed.

The toolkit comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health.

It offers practical tips to help parents, preschool educators, and other early child care providers set boundaries around screen time use, identify content worth kids' time, and cope with behavioral problems that might arise.

Here's Center Co-Director Dr. Jenny Radesky.

She says she hopes to get families thinking, what would we rather be doing with our time than scrolling?

Maria Godoy, NPR News.

The toolkit comes from the American Academy of Pediatrics Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health.

It offers practical tips to help parents, preschool educators, and other early child care providers set boundaries around screen time use.

Identify content worth kids' time and cope with behavioral problems that might arise.

Here's Center Co-Director Dr. Jenny Radesky.

She says she hopes to get families thinking, what would we rather be doing with our time than scrolling?