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In almost every case, she says, the parent interrupted an activity with the child to use a device.
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There's also the mystery of just what is happening in a child's brain while using the device.
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Interactive Story Books allow parents to make a video recording of themselves reading to the child using Zoodles.com or the device's built-in camera.
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Depending on his or her age, your child may use a hand-held device to measure how well he or she can breathe (peak flow meter).
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The main aim of the device, says Swain, is to combat child obesity.
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Each child was given an actigraph, a tiny wristwatch-sized device which allowed continuous monitoring without interfering with sleep.
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Within seconds of a child connecting to an app on their mobile phone, unique information about the phone number, the device and its geographic location starts flowing to the maker of the app and the third-party marketing and advertising firms they supply, the report said.
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