Screens have become ubiquitous in our daily lives -; which means they've also become part of children's lives too.
FrontiersSep 12 2024 Screens have become ubiquitous in our daily lives -; which means they've also become part of children's lives too. So what effect does this have on children's developing brains, especially critical language skills? To understand this, scientists in Estonia surveyed the parents of more than 400 children about their screen use, their children's screen use, and their children's language skills.
Dr. Tiia Tulviste of the University of Tartu, lead author of the study in Frontiers in Developmental Psychology Tulviste and co-investigator Dr Jaan Tulviste surveyed a representative sample of Estonian families, including 421 children aged between two and a half and four years old. The survey asked parents to estimate how long each member of the family would spend using different screen devices for different purposes on a typical weekend day. It also asked how much of this time would be spent using a screen as a family, for example watching a film together.
Related Stories"While reading ebooks and playing some educational games may offer language learning opportunities, especially for older children, research shows that during the first years of life, the most influential factor is everyday dyadic face-to-face parent-child verbal interaction," said Tulviste.
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