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What researchers have consistently found is that time just spent staring at screens is time when they aren't working on those skills.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
As I've seen with my own kid, toddlers are developing the basic skills of life. Their brains are in a very early stage. They're learning vocabulary. They're learning basic social interaction.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
What kind of brought this conversation about young people and technology into the forefront Is there a particular book or study or something that really set this off There is a book that has become a movement The book is The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
For decades, there's been that Surgeon General's warning on packs of cigarettes. But this morning, for the first time, a new warning about something else. social media and what it means for kids' mental health.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
The big turning point was when Instagram came out. That was 2010. And then Facebook, which was already a huge social media giant in 2012, bought Instagram and supercharged the growth.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
We don't have clear answers on what the right thing to do is. As a parent, it feels very scary.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
I don't have any kids. I have not faced that actual hurdle, you know. I feel like I'm going to be facing a new hurdle every day for the rest of my life in some respects.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
The delivery room is just giving out iPads.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
She loves her grandma. Yeah, or she might just love the alluring glow of a smartphone screen. I don't know. She loves her grandma.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
I believe the only positive relationship between technology and toddlers is them not having any relationship at all.

— Adam Clark Estes

Today, Explained
Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
Kids create much more what we call solitary space around a tablet.

— John Gwlin-Hill

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Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?
I feel like I needed to keep my kid off of social media and away from phone and away from technology.

— John Gwlin-Hill

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Today, ExplainedShould we give toddlers phones?

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Today, Explained

Should we give toddlers phones?

What we know about early childhood and screens, including a surprising argument for introducing tech at a tender age. This episode was produced by Miles Bryan, edited by Megan Cunnane, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Adriene Lilly and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images.  You can find Dr. Jenny Radesky and her colleagues’ tool kit for parents here.If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
00:29:52•October 12, 2025
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#876 - Chris Bell

Chris Bell is a director, producer and writer, known for his documentaries "Bigger, Stronger, Faster*", "Trophy Kids", and "Prescription Thugs" and his latest project is on the controversy surrounding the plant Kratom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
01:20:16•November 16, 2016

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