Development Delays Linked to Babies With Excessive Screen Time, Study Finds (gizmodo.com)

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Development Delays Linked to Babies With Excessive Screen Time, Study Finds::A new study found out of 7,000 babies surveyed, those with access to four or more hours of screen time a day didn't adequately develop social and motor skills.

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[-] insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

"They noted that the babies exposed to more screen time were children of younger first-time mothers who had lower household incomes, lower maternal education levels, and suffered from postpartum depression."

It's not as simple as "interact with your kids".

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

My kids got a lot of screen time when me and my mom got Covid.

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