Screen time and the pandemic: What is next?

In the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, professionals often recommended that families relax the rules about screen time because of the loss and isolation that many families were experiencing. As quarantines and social distancing wore on (and on), many of us began to wonder whether this was a good idea, because pulling back has been a challenge for some children - particularly those that might be more prone to isolation for psychiatric or psychosocial reasons.