screen time

What Does the Research Say About Tech and Kids’ Learning? Part 1 of 2

by Michael H. Levine, Ph.D.
April 27, 2018

In January 2018, Michael Levine participated in a panel conversation on young children’s media use hosted by Common Sense Media and the Brooklyn Public Library. Here, in the first of

More Mobile, Fewer Divides: New Common Sense Study Tracks Kids Media Use from 2011 to 2017

by Michael Robb
October 19, 2017

My kitchen counter has changed a lot over the last six years. What used to be dedicated to a bowl of fruit, a coffee maker, various papers, and mail that

Creating a Digital Media Roadmap for Latino Parents

by María Alvarez
June 13, 2017

On a recent visit to Los Angeles, I had the opportunity to lead 15 Spanish-speaking moms on a field test of a new media and technology workshop produced by Abriendo Puertas-Opening Doors and Common Sense Latino, a Common Sense

Doctors Prescribe More Big Bird, Less Brainless “Screen Time” for Young Kids

by Michael H. Levine and Lisa Guernsey
October 26, 2016

This post was originally published on The Hechinger Report and appears here with permission. Over the past several years, at the same time that the words “screen time” became shorthand for

Moving Beyond the Screen Time Debate: The Road Out of the Digital Wild West

by Michael H. Levine, Ph.D.
October 21, 2016

Today’s announcement by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the joint statement of the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on “media use

Tech and Young Children: U.S. Dept. of Ed Elevates Need for Guidance and PD

by Lisa Guernsey
September 14, 2015

Now that digital technologies—and touch-screen tablets in particular—are finding their way into preschool and kindergarten classrooms, educators are faced with multiple questions about if, how, and when it is best

Mapping the Landscape of Readialand: Michael Levine at The Governance Lab

by The GovLab
July 21, 2015

Televisions, touchscreens, and smartphones are now almost ubiquitous in homes. Many young children are watching, listening to, or interacting with two to three hours of screen media per day. In

Can You Turn Screen Time into Family Time?

by Michelle Miller
December 4, 2014

Can you turn screen time into family time? Our new resource, Family Time with Apps: A Guide to Using Apps with Your Kids, provides tips on how apps can be

Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America 2013

by Lee Banville
November 2, 2013

The technology available to the youngest children is evolving rapidly, according to the results of a new survey from Common Sense Media. The survey of more than 1400 parents of

Does My Child Need a Multivitamin? Commentary on the AAP policy statement from a media professional

by Carly Shuler
October 31, 2011

I wasn’t going to blog about the American Academy of Pediatrics recent update to its 1999 policy statement, which discouraged media use for children under the age of 2. Why

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