New surgeon general’s advisory raises alarm about screen time risks for kids and teens

or physical health. But at the population level, the research is not definitive, I would say, to suggest screen time causes harm in and of itself,” Blackwell said.

Parents should not “panic” over their children’s screen time, she said, and she worries about the new advisory causing unintended stress.

“There can be positive uses of screen media, like continue reading …