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By Jonathan HaidtWill Johnson and Zach Rausch

Dr. Haidt is a social psychologist at New York University’s Stern School of Business. Mr. Johnson is the chief executive of the Harris Poll. Mr. Rausch is a senior research scientist at the Stern School.

Since the dawn of the television age, parents have struggled to limit or guide their children’s screen time.