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Screen time at age 1 is linked with higher risks of developmental delays in toddlerhood, a new study has found.

Screen time linked with developmental delays, study finds::Screen time at age 1 is linked with higher risks of developmental delays in toddlerhood, a new study has found.

  • 8000markEnglish
    32·
    10 months ago

    What are you talking about? This data was collected in a field study, not in a lab.

    • chrisphero@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      I’m just finding that fact sad that people but their 1-year olds in front of a screen for 4+ hours a day, that’s all.

      • 8000markEnglish
        11·
        10 months ago

        Ah ok, I thought you were insinuating kids were being excessively exposed to screens for the sake of research, which wasn’t happening here. But yeah, I agree feeding your toddler 4+ hours of digital media a day is very depressing.

        • chrisphero@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          Oh, I see… I should’ve worded it a bit better.

          I don’t know too much about these kind of studies, but it is based on a questionnaire filled out by the parents. I imagine it is quite hard to account for so many variables, since everybody interprets things a bit differently…