The New York Times ran a piece last week, which yes, took me three days to read, about toddlers and their newfound love – our smartphones. True, we’ve talked about using your smartphone as a distraction for your kids in the past, but it’s also important to note, as I think Hilary Stout, the author of the NYT is stating, that you don’t use your iPhone or iPad as a replacement for…you know, real life.

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Australian researchers posted results from a 20-year study about obesity in this month’s International Journal of Obesity (which sounded like a magazine I wanted until I realized it didn’t offer any Carl’s Jr coupons and was actually discouraging obesity). They found – shocker – that waist size during the ages of 7-15 years old had an impact on health 20 years down the line.