{"id":8868,"date":"2016-11-12T07:54:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-12T11:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/?p=8868"},"modified":"2016-11-12T07:54:10","modified_gmt":"2016-11-12T11:54:10","slug":"is-too-much-screen-time-hurting-your-kids-mental-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitamins.vitanetonline.com\/index.php\/is-too-much-screen-time-hurting-your-kids-mental-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Is too much &#8216;screen time&#8217; hurting your kids&#8217; mental growth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"richsummary\">\n<p id=\"abstract\">Natural News is a site that brings the top news featuring natural health. Daniel Barker for Natural News takes an in-depth look at screen time and how it is affecting your children. 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