Children’s screen time has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a study conducted at the National Institutes of Health and New York University Langone Medical Center_ the average time children spend in front of screens increased from 53 minutes at 12 months per day to more than 150 minutes at 3 years* A full 87% of children had screen time exceeding recommendations from the American Pediatric Academy.
With screen time on the rise, parents are looking for alternatives to ipads and phones. The Read To Me Recordable Book Buddy offers an alternative to the screens and a return to the physical book.
The Book Buddy allows an adult to read any children’s book, recording one page or page spread to each of the 21 buttons. Once recorded. The Book Buddy attaches to the back cover of the book. Now, a child can hear a loved one read to them by simply opening the book and pressing a button. No apps. No screens.
The Book Buddy is great for working parents, grandparents who live far away, aunts and uncles, deployed service members, anyone who can’t spend as much time as they’d like reading with the child in their life.
Screen time can be isolating for young children
