Children today seem to spend their lives glued to some screen or another, rebelling against the age-old belief that childhood should be about physical play, imbued with imagination.

But besides the lack of scraped knees — and probable decrease in iodine sales — the manifestations of this shift are most clear in the increasingly diverse avenues toy companies are pursuing to stay relevant...

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