Screen time higher than ever for children

October 25, 2011 17:24

Jaden Lender, 3, sings along softly with the "Five Little Monkeys' app on the family iPad, and waggles his index finger along with the monkey doctor at the warning, "No more monkeys jumping on the bed!"

He likes crushing the ants in 'Ant Smasher,' and improving his swing in the golf app. But he is no app addict: when the one featuring Grover from Sesame Street does not work right, Jaden says, "Come on, iPad!" then wanders happily off to play with his train set. Read the story on the New York Times.

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