Screen time might be harmful for toddlers: Study

Screen time might be harmful for toddlers: Study

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To arrive at the result, about 2,500 children of two years were examined. It was found that at the age of two, the children were spending 17 hours each week on screen time. By the time they were three, it increased for 25 hours.

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How much time should a child spend before the screen, it has always been a fair question. According to a new study, habit may have some serious consequences. Canadian studies, as told in the BBC, say that spending a lot of time on screen every day can delay the child's development skills such as his or her socialization ability.

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To arrive at the result, about 2,500 children who were two years old were examined. While in the US and Canada, it has been determined that children should not spend time before the screen, unless they are 18 months old, there are no such guidelines in countries like the UK or India.

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From 2011 and 2016, mothers were asked about the screen usage patterns of children. When he was two, three and five years old, he was asked to fill the questionnaire about his child's development and skill. In this case, it takes time to watch the screen time, movies, video, computer tablet and watch television programs. It was found that at the age of two, the children were spending 17 hours screen time every week. By the time they were three, it increased for 25 hours. However, it decreased for 11 hours until they were five.

Published by JAMA Piediatrics, the findings showed that growth in viewing can be seen before estimating any sign of delay in development.

Studies, however, do not light the specificity of the screen time. Questions such as screen time can be more harmful or optimal time, which should be spent before the screen remains unanswered. Probably, the time spent by the child before delays in development skills and moving hands on the screen.