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Big if true (I'm sure more studies will follow). Usually complaints about new technologies have gone nowhere, but I don't think they've targeted anyone this young until now.
Kids need to touch and feel things they see. If a kid can’t feel a shape through an iPad, I imagine that could cause some issues.
Substantial confounding in studies like this though. I haven’t read the paper but they usually can only control for basic demographics, not the nuances of parenting style and engagement, which could certainly be correlated with both screen time and development.
I was going to oppose, but I remembered that my boyfriend tells me the 2 year olds at preschool are utterly addicted and I am terrified.
Yeah, I actually don't know how young it starts, but I've heard it's very very young. If they can touch a thumbnail they can use a tablet, and then they end up with Elsagate as a babysitter.