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From the linked press release (https://www.sgpc.gov.sg/detail?url=/media_releases/astar/press_release/P-20251230-2&page=/detail&HomePage=home https://www.sgpc.g
by Carrok 9mo ago
From the linked press release (https://www.sgpc.gov.sg/detail?url=/media_releases/astar/press_release/P-20251230-2&page=/detail&HomePage=home https://www.sgpc.gov.sg/detail?url=/media_releases/astar/pre...)
> Among children whose parents read to them frequently at age three, the link between infant screen time and altered brain development was significantly weakened.
It sounds a bit like the problem might not be so much "heavy screen time" as "heavy screen time, plus no alternative stimulation". Not defending heavy screen time at all, just thought it was an interesting tidbit.
- Havoc 9mo agoCould also be that reading helps with parent bind somehow I could see some sort of real world grounding helping reduce anxiety
- cowpig 9mo agoKnowing little about the research, my prior would be that screen time is bad for kids and is also a proxy measure for the attentiveness of parents
- quietsegfault 9mo agoI would tend to agree with that. I can even see in my own kids changes in behavior when external factors affect my own ability to be attentive to my kids.