Despite unsubstantiated corporate marketing claims that apps can teach babies as young as 6 months numbers and letters , there 's no evidence that infants and toddlers learn anything meaningful from any kind of screen time . Screen - Off Week is September 6 - 11 , when some families and schools cut back on screens . Psychologist Susan Linn writes that many parents are n't sure how to cut screens off . Specifically : ` ` What 's most important for children and preschoolers is to learn how to . ''
Screen - Off Week is September 6 - 11 , when some families and schools cut back on screens . Psychologist Susan Linn writes that many parents are n't sure how to cut screens off . Specifically : ` ` What 's most important for children and preschoolers is to learn how to . ''