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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.

  • chrisphero@lemmy.worldEnglish
    61·
    1 year ago

    Those poor children… this is really sad. And I’m really surprised they kept at it for so long.

    • 8000markEnglish
      32·
      1 year ago

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

      • chrisphero@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        1 year 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·
          1 year 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·
            1 year 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…