'Digital soothing' for kids can cause more harm than we realise, says paediatrician

Boy crying holding tablet sat with mum on sofa.

Using screen time as a soother might seem like a helpful quick fix, but a paediatrician has said that it could be more harmful than we think.

There seems to be nothing more controversial among parents than how they choose to use screens in their homes. While some research outlines the benefits of screen time, more is always around the corner to provide equal evidence that negative effects of screen time outweigh any that are good, resulting in a guilt-induced need to find out how to reduce screen time as a result.