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Smartphone, tablet use may up speech delay in infants
The more time your toddler spends using smart phones, tablets or other screen devices, the more he or she is likely to begin talking later. The study showed that for each 30-minute increase in hand-held screen time, there was a 49 per cent increased risk of expressive speech delay.
The more time your toddler spends using smart phones, tablets or other screen devices, the more he or she is likely to begin talking later. The study showed that for each 30-minute increase in hand-held screen time, there was a 49 per cent increased risk of expressive speech delay.
"Hand-held devices are everywhere these days," said Catherine Birken, "While new pediatric guidelines suggest limiting screen time for babies and toddlers, we believe that the use of smart phones and tablets with young children has become quite common.” However, there was no apparent link between hand-held device screen time and other communications delays, such as social interactions, body language or gestures, the researchers said.
The findings were presented at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting in San Francisco. For the study, the team included 894 children between ages 6 months and 2 years. According to their parents, 20 per cent of the children had daily average hand-held device use of 28 minutes.
