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Greater screen time in early childhood is associated with poorer child development outcomes, according to a recent study.

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Is it true that greater screen time in early childhood is associated with poorer child development outcomes, according to a recent study?

Unclear. Several reviews and one cross-sectional study report that greater early-childhood screen time is associated with modestly poorer developmental outcomes, including lower cognitive and language scores and increased odds of suspected developmental delays. However, the evidence is partial: it comes from syntheses and single-population studies rather than one recent study establishing the general claim.

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Frontiers | Screen on = development off? A systematic scoping review and a developmental psychology perspective on the effects of screen time on early childhood development
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Frontiers | Screen on = development off? A systematic scoping review and a developmental psychology perspective on the effects of screen time on early childhood development. (n.d.). frontiersin.org. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/developmental-psychology/articles/10.3389/fdpys.2024.1439040/full

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WHAT DIFFERENCES EXIST IN DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN CHILDREN WITH LOW VERSUS HIGH SCREEN EXPOSURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD?
2025
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GÖR, R... İ. & SÖNMEZ, P. D. S. (2025). WHAT DIFFERENCES EXIST IN DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES BETWEEN CHILDREN WITH LOW VERSUS HIGH SCREEN EXPOSURE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD?. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16993861

Screen Timing That Impacts Autism in Early Childhood Education
2025
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Naeem, D. I. (2025). Screen Timing That Impacts Autism in Early Childhood Education. zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21762956

Effects of Excessive Screen Time on Child Development: An Updated Review and Strategies for Management -
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Effects of Excessive Screen Time on Child Development: An Updated Review and Strategies for Management - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.40608

Types of Screen Time and Developmental Outcomes Among Children Aged 0-6 Years in Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study.
2026
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S, J., W, S., P, B., & SR, C. (2026). Types of Screen Time and Developmental Outcomes Among Children Aged 0-6 Years in Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.70350

Joint physical-activity/screen-time trajectories during early childhood: socio-demographic predictors and consequences on health-related quality-of-life and socio-emotional outcomes
2019
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Pozo-Cruz, B. d., Perales, F., Parker, P., Lonsdale, C., Noetel, M., & Hesketh, K. D. (2019). Joint physical-activity/screen-time trajectories during early childhood: socio-demographic predictors and consequences on health-related quality-of-life and socio-emotional outcomes. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-019-0816-3

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