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The American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian Society of Pediatrics state infants aged 0-2 years should not have any exposure to technology, 3-5 years be restricted to one hour per day, and 6-18 years restricted to 2 hours per day (AAP 2001/13, CPS 2010). Pediatric occupational therapist Cris Rowan calls on parents, teachers and governments to ban the use of all handheld devices for children under the age of 12 years in a blog on Huff Post Parents. See Rowan’s complete article here:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cris-rowan/10-reasons-why-handheld-devices-should-be-banned_b_4899218.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
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