As new online safety policies take effect, Steven Schlozman, M.D., associate professor of psychiatry at the Larner College of Medicine and chief of child psychiatry at University of Vermont Health, discussed benefits and risks of screen time for kids in an NBC5 interview. The online world can be helpful, experts say, but also harmful—especially for a child’s development.
Schlozman said policies can set guardrails, but family conversations, privacy settings, and offline routines still matter most. Officials recommend checking in about what your child is seeing and reminding them that online is permanent.