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.

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.

  • Creamatine@lemmy.mlEnglish
    202·
    10 months ago

    4 hours a day? That’s a crazy amount of time. Interact with your damn kids.

    • insaneinthemembrane@lemmy.worldEnglish
      17·
      10 months 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”.

    • joolez@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
      31·
      10 months ago

      This is often a problem of getting just a baby because of the lifestyle attention. Here in Germany it’s not uncommon that parents give their kid in daycare with the age of three because they can claim for a place. It’s all about outsourcing responsibilities for “metime” and career. 4 hours screentime is just another symptom.