Parents are key when it comes to limiting screen time for kids, study finds

The biggest predictor of screen time for kids is how much their parents use their devices, a new study finds. Kathleen Finlay/Getty Images

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It’s me. Hi. I’m the problem. It’s me.

As the parent of a tween and a young teenager, I couldn’t help but think of these Taylor Swift lyrics when reading the findings of a new study that looks at the links between parenting strategies and screen use among young adolescents.

The study looked at data from more than 10,000 12- and 13-year-olds and their parents, who were asked about their screen-use habits, including texting,

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