I am not a parent, but a concerned technologist.
If you have to ask if you should reduce the screen time of your 3 year old, I figure the answer is probably yes. For their own sake at least.
If you have to ask if you should reduce the screen time of your 3 year old, I figure the answer is probably yes. For their own sake at least.
On a flip side - some children with autism that I know are greatly calmed by playing mobile and tablet games, and find books/games/tv/films uninteresting/confusing - so playing a video game is their release - limiting it too much would be negative in my opinion - as they aren't able to engage in a lot else at times.
As a scientist with no kid in the game whose opinion carries no weight though, I would concur with both you and Dr. Phil on the matter of telephones vs threenagers.