Tracy Mumford

And finally, a lot of parents are trying to cut back on how much screen time their kids get.

There's mounting evidence that screen time can contribute to anxiety and depression, can delay social and emotional skills, and decrease attention spans.

But families are running into an unexpected challenge.

Their kids' schools.

Parents have been showing up at school board meetings across the country and lobbying principals for cutting back on screens in the classroom, where devices have become the everyday norm in many cases.

Lots of kids have been given devices for educational purposes.

But kids are kids.

One parent told The Times she monitors her first grader's iPad activity while she's at school using an app and noticed she was watching Taylor Swift music videos in the middle of the day.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has said that when students are using a screen, they should be engaged in critical thinking activities, not watching entertainment.

The issue isn't going away anytime soon.

81% of elementary school teachers who were surveyed by The Times recently said that at their schools, students receive devices in class by kindergarten.

One parent said she didn't realize just how much content her daughter was watching in class until she tried to film a video of her dancing to send to her grandparents.

At the end, the kindergartner looked into the camera and said, if you like what you saw, click below to subscribe.

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