Dr. Elaine Heffner: Are apps good for young children?

It seems like only yesterday that controversy raged about whether watching TV was good or bad for young children. The argument then moved on to the “Baby Einstein” videos and their educational claims. The “race to the top” seems to keep moving to the bottom as newly arriving so called “learning apps” target babies from birth. Now a complaint has been filed with the Federal Trade Commission by the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood, which challenges the claims made that these apps teach [...]