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How to manage screen time when your kid is sick

For many parents, the challenge of juggling work and caring for a sick child at home inevitably leads to more TV or iPad [Courtesy, Freepik]

Not so long ago, if a child was home sick from school, the main screen-based entertainment was daytime television.

Fast forward to the present day and we have multiple streaming services, tablets, smartphones, and an endless reservoir of content made specifically to captivate children's attention.

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