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>> so you're pretending it's an ipad? >> yeah. >> reporter: not surprisingly, they fought a lot more. >> it's okay to get upset. you'll get through it. this is a way to stop them in their tracks. be quiet. be quiet. be quiet. >> reporter: if you never learn that skill because you're constantly pacified with an ipad, you aren't learning the skill of coming down from a tantrum? >> exactly. >> reporter: hours and hours of screen time does no real harm to a kid's eyesight but is associated with behavioral problems down the road which is why american academy of pediatrics discourages passive screen...

>> reporter: and perhaps not surprisingly, they fought a lot more. >> don't do that! >> it's okay to get upset. you'll get through it. this is a way to stop them in their tracks. be quiet. be quiet. be quiet. >> reporter: if you never learn that skill because you're constantly pacified with an ipad, you aren't learning the skill of coming down from a tantrum? >> exactly. >> reporter: studies show hours and hours of screen time does no real harm to kids' eyesight but it is associated with behavioral problems down the road, which is why the american academy of pediatrics discourages passive scre...