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Now, you can distract your baby at home, too, thanks to Fisher-Price’s Apptivity Seat, a comfy chair for newborns and toddlers with a built-in iPad mount to make sure your kid’s face is never more than a few inches away from the hypnotic glow of Junior MasterChef. Unsurprisingly, Fox NY reports, “there is controversy,” with customers reviewing the product on its website to suggest it should be banned and is “actually detrimental to children’s growth and development.” Killjoys. Fox NY also spoke to a child psychologist, who said parents might be tempted to “use the seat and iPad as a babysitter.” Fisher-Price’s statement: “We created the Seat iPad feature for those times when parents want to use this visual display option as another way to stimulate and engage their baby,” Kathleen Alfano is quoted as saying.