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Pol Allingham

Too Much Screen Time For Toddlers Linked To Developmental Delays

One-year-olds who spend hours on their screens could become slower to learn to problem solve and communicate, a study has warned. PHOTO BY GUSTAVO FRING/PEXELS 

One-year-olds who spend hours on their screens could become slower to learn to problem solve and communicate, a study has warned.

Tots plonked in front of a screen for more than four hours a day during their first year of life experienced developmental delays in the two areas when assessed at two and four years old.

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