YouTuber Ms. Rachel reveals how much screen time kids should have

Originally appeared on E! Online

Ms. Rachel has some big feelings when it comes to screen time.

The popular children’s programming YouTuber waded into the ongoing discussion of how much screen time babies and kids should have, detailing why she thinks some screen time isn’t such a bad idea.

“I think what’s really important in life — and for kids — is balance,” Ms. Rachel shared with Glamour in an interview published Oct. 27. “You’re doing dishes, you’re doing laundry, maybe you’re exhausted. Or maybe they’re really cranky and it helps to put something on sometimes.”

The subject of screen time is one experts are still discussing, with current guidelines recommending no screen time for children under 18 months — unless it’s to video chat with an adult — and very limited scr