Understanding Child Development

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A new study has shown that children aged 3 to 4 are on screens an average of 77 minutes a day.

More time on screens is associated with worse self-control and worse memory among young children.

Teaching children to cope with boredom while young may prepare them better for dealing with stress as teens.

As countries like Australia, the United Kingdom, and Canada move to ban children under the age of 16 from online social media platforms, there is another, perhaps even more serious problem posed by screen time. Younger children, even infants and toddlers, are spending time on screens, including smartphones, tablets, and even television, at alarming rates.

For parents, these devices can be an easy solution to amusing a child while the parent gets chores done, or spends their own time on social media. While understandable, young children using screens is showing up as a significant threat to their psychological and social development. When it comes to screens and children aged 2 and under, recommendations are for no screen........

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