{"id":419796,"date":"2010-03-12T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T13:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/?p=5556"},"modified":"2010-03-12T08:00:49","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T13:00:49","slug":"iphone-apps-%e2%80%93-harmless-or-harmful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/419796","title":{"rendered":"iPhone apps \u2013 harmless or harmful?"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5559\" title=\"Baby with phone\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/baby-phone-crop-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"Baby with phone\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" \/>What&#8217;s the harm in handing off your iPhone to your toddler for a little distraction? It all depends on how you look at it.<\/p>\n<p>There are an increasing amount of iPhone apps created specifically for your children. Whether they&#8217;re educational or not, is up in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Children&#8217;s media expert, <a href=\"http:\/\/cmch.typepad.com\/mediatrician\/\">Michael Rich, MD, MPH,<\/a> talks to <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parenting.com\/article\/Toddler\/Activities-Parties\/The-Pros-and-Cons-of-Kids-Playing-With-Phone-Apps\">Parenting<\/a> <\/em>this week about the pros and cons of letting your tot take over your phone.<\/p>\n<p><em>Do you have a question about your child\u2019s media use?<a onclick=\"javascript:pageTracker._trackPageview('\/outbound\/article\/cmch.typepad.com');\" href=\"http:\/\/cmch.typepad.com\/mediatrician\/have-a-question.html\"> Ask it today<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"mailto:?subject=iPhone%20apps%20-%20harmless%20or%20harmful%3F&amp;body=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fiphone-apps-harmless-or-harmful%2F\" title=\"email\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/email_link.png\" title=\"email\" alt=\"email\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fiphone-apps-harmless-or-harmful%2F&amp;t=iPhone%20apps%20-%20harmless%20or%20harmful%3F\" title=\"Facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/facebook.png\" title=\"Facebook\" alt=\"Facebook\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=iPhone%20apps%20-%20harmless%20or%20harmful%3F%20-%20http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fiphone-apps-harmless-or-harmful%2F\" title=\"Twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/twitter.png\" title=\"Twitter\" alt=\"Twitter\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fiphone-apps-harmless-or-harmful%2F&amp;title=iPhone%20apps%20-%20harmless%20or%20harmful%3F&amp;bodytext=What%27s%20the%20harm%20in%20handing%20off%20your%20iPhone%20to%20your%20toddler%20for%20a%20little%20distraction%3F%20It%20all%20depends%20on%20how%20you%20look%20at%20it.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%20are%20an%20increasing%20amount%20of%20iPhone%20apps%20created%20specifically%20for%20your%20children.%20Whether%20they%27re%20educational%20or%20not%2C%20is\" title=\"Digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/digg.png\" title=\"Digg\" alt=\"Digg\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a rel=\"nofollow\"  href=\"http:\/\/delicious.com\/post?url=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenshospitalblog.org%2Fiphone-apps-harmless-or-harmful%2F&amp;title=iPhone%20apps%20-%20harmless%20or%20harmful%3F&amp;notes=What%27s%20the%20harm%20in%20handing%20off%20your%20iPhone%20to%20your%20toddler%20for%20a%20little%20distraction%3F%20It%20all%20depends%20on%20how%20you%20look%20at%20it.%0D%0A%0D%0AThere%20are%20an%20increasing%20amount%20of%20iPhone%20apps%20created%20specifically%20for%20your%20children.%20Whether%20they%27re%20educational%20or%20not%2C%20is\" title=\"del.icio.us\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/childrenshospitalblog.org\/wp-content\/plugins\/sociable\/images\/delicious.png\" title=\"del.icio.us\" alt=\"del.icio.us\" class=\"sociable-hovers\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/childrenshospitalblog\/~4\/r9VNFGgn4Cs\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s the harm in handing off your iPhone to your toddler for a little distraction? 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