Current parenting and educational trends often prioritize structured, adult-supervised activities in an attempt to optimize children’s educational outcomes. This often comes at the expense of unstructured leisure time spent with peers, which is frequently perceived as riskier and less productive—a perspective that’s echoed in much of the research on digital media use.
Screen time aids learning, but gender gaps remain
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