This disturbing article describes the growing use of technology (e.g., tablets, smartphones, apps) among very young children (0-8 years old).

Here’s a scary quote, from a physician no less: “I know if I need Zoe to be quiet for an hour, I can hand her the iPad and I won’t hear from her,” said Dr. Laurel Glaser, a Philadelphia physician with two daughters, Zoe, 5, and Maya, 1,

I don’t mean to sound too snarky here, but why doesn’t Dr. Glaser just give her daughters a tranquilizer if she needs them to be quiet for an hour?