Commentary: Children need ‘training wheels’ to learn how to use devices

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Families should distinguish between intentional device use and passive consumption, say media scholars Chew Han Ei and Lim Sun Sun. SINGAPORE: More than half of children aged two to six are exceeding recommended daily screen time limits, according to  a recent survey by the Ministry of Digital Development and Information (MDDI) . For many parents, this finding strikes uncomfortably close to home and heightens anxieties about the excessive dependence young people have on their devices.  But