Study reveals effect of screen time on kids under age 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- ABC News’ Dr. Jennifer Ashton explains a new study that finds screen time is associated with sensory differences for kids under 2 years of age.
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This study concluded in 2014. I would love to see it repeated with 1) mobile/tablet devices and 2) contemporary educational content like Ms. Rachel, Cocomelon, Gracie's Corner, etc.
Yes, because Ms. Rachel has my 2 year old counting to 20, saying his rainbow colors, singing all types of nursery songs, and his ABCs!!! With my teenagers, I used baby Einstein and hooked on phonics DVDs, that cost money, but TH-cam is free!!
Yeah, well. Kid’s don’t need cellphones or tablets. I don’t think you understand that it’s literally brain rot. If you get your child a tablet, cellphone or let them use the Internet you ARE a horrible parent.
@@stopminormutilationI guess we’ll have to agree to disagree because my kids are just fine, they reached all of their childhood milestones early, and they all had iPads at age 2. Sorry if your kids didn’t benefit from devices.
The worst is yet to come@@cinnaminstixx
My daughter just turned 2. Counts to 20; says her alphabet, her vocabulary is insane.she loved miss Rachel ❤
"sensory issues" Please be more specific when educating parents. We want to learn but can't adhere to guidelines with vague information and justifications.
Yeah, what the hell is "Sensory Issue". She also said, "Doesn't mean worse or a deficit or a problem, but there has been links with children with other problems.". So essentially, nothing of value here.
Basically they don't fucking know if it's inherently bad, they just know it makes certain things **different**. The data is super old too and basically doesn't apply to iPad kids because that's totally different from watching TV or a movie.
I wish they would look at all the horrible food they are selling and feeding children.
I would like to see a study done on random screen time vs. educational apps only (for 24 months+).
Yes and not to mention that tv’s have been babysitting kids for decades. So why is device “screen time” different from tv time watching cartoons in the 80’s?
Shows are also made differently.. frame after frame...bright colors... Etc
@@jenshark4 probably because the child has control on flipping through different media in seconds instead of waiting for something to finish.
The problem with social media and people's attention span in many young people now a days has a hard time sitting still to watch a full length movie or show. They have a hard time being still and finish listening and will flip through something else when bored. This also causes poor listening skills as well.
For kids watching TV they usually don't have control over the remote and is forced to watch whatever the parents gave them.
But with tablets and mobile devices kids could flip through screens when bored of something.
@@jenshark4probably what’s wrong with the world
@@jenshark4 Back then there wasn't much 24 hour TV for kids and almost nothing aimed specifically for toddlers under 2. That and children actually had to be in front of a TV to get screen time. Now you see toddlers with a screen in front of them all the time. They sit in the cart and watch cocomelon on phone while parents are shopping. They look at the iPad while parents are driving. The iPad gets packed so kid can be distracted while parents are eating at a restaurant.
There should be a warning on this technology, like they put on cigarettes (obviously highlighting mental health instead of lung health).
People literally don’t care look at the comment section.
“2014 study that only looked at DVDs and TV, not mobile devices”
I would assume mobile devices would be considerably worse.
This is obvious. I am shocked more people didn’t think this. Babies need blocks and parks not ipads and headphones.
Exactly! The television, tablet are the parents now days
@@Ummkelechi Yep so sad
Babies need human contact and affection, too. Not digital babysitters.
All the research says less or no tech is better for children's development.
Seems like kids with sensory issues are just more likely to use these devices. As an autistic adult, I can attest to the fact that I enjoyed watching TV more than being around other kids or people...
Great point! This now seems like a which comes first, the chicken or the egg debate.
Maybe that contributed to your autism and worsened it
You should never give a little kid like that a tablet or phone to look at content. You're robbing them of growing up.
Do you have kids?
Screens are everywhere and will continue to be in their lives now - I think it’s important we don’t kid ourselves but instead try to find a happy middle ground. All screen time is not created equal lol and it’s very hard to avoid as a parent, I must say.
What protective factors did those kids lack such as affection and social interaction?
As a speech pathologist a lot of people underestimate this question. You can give your kids screen time and still balance it with outside play, toys, and educational apps. It's no different than us watching TV all day in the 90s. I encourage my parents to interact with their children during their screen time the same way you would during a book reading, and I've done this with my own children. Model language, comment, ask questions. Were the kids in this study the ones I've listed, or were they scrolling rapidly through 5 random TH-cam videos per minute? That's an important distinction.
Excellent question, love this! Protective factors are crucial.
There's also a correlation between screen time and myopia. There have been an increase in children with nearsighted vision due to screen use.
Please do your research.
Can you wave? Waving 👋
read this in her voice
Doesn’t seem like there’s necessarily toddler parents in the comment section.
I have an almost 2 year old, and she gets about 1.5 hours of screen time a day. I wish it could be less, but I’m so tired. I’m pregnant and a stay at home mom. I wake up exhausted, even though I get at least 8 hours of sleep a night. I try to put off tv time in the morning if she will entertain herself, but I end up putting it on for 45 minutes or so because pregnancy is exhausting. She gets some in the evening time too after dinner so we can actually finish up dinner dishes, and after she goes down for bed, I’m either exhausted, or trying to do other chores. She gets a tiny bit of screen time on a tablet or phone if she just won’t stay still for a diaper change, or to do her hair or cut her nails. She gets plenty of playtime and stimulation. Screen time was very limited for her before 18 months of age.
At least with the second baby, she should be able to entertain herself better as she will be older, and the next baby will have a playmate once he gets a little older.
I am a SAHM to a 13-month-old. It’s nearly impossible to never have screen time. I think there are recommendations and then there is reality. We are all just trying to do our best. Parenting is hard!!
@@MommaBeeb Exactly! That is why I get annoyed with all the judgmental people that don’t have kids yet or don’t remember quite what it was like to have toddlers/babies.
Before I had children, I was judgmental. I have a two year old and a three month old. I’m trying to limit the screen time, but I need her to entertain herself so I can cook, care for the baby, and use the bathroom.
Honestly it’s best to just remove the temptation. You have to spend an hour or so playing with them, teaching them pretend and they’ll entertain themselves for a few hours by themselves. It’s better just to train their boredom or you’ll have more trouble when they are older
Stop having kids if you legit cannot care appropriately for the first child. Jesus.
They rope you in early with the educational programming and then as kids age out of learning shapes and colors, tv sharply declines into brain rotting "teenager" shows. Content matters for sure.
There is just screens everywhere you go its hard not to let them watch once a while.
My baby is 9 months old and so far she has not watched ANY screens. We are always needing to tell people not to show her their phones because everyone seems to want to do that. We turn her away from the tv and distract her with toys and playing if we are at someone’s house who refuses to turn off the tv.
It’s definitely difficult but so so worth it to me.
I would say it is also linked to ADD/ADHD , behavioural issues as well as fine motor skill issues. Especially when the content is not being monitored. Also it gets kids used to needing to watch something to entertain themselves instead of using their imagination and inventing.
Technology has ruined these kids childhood, it is really sad.
Anyone have a link to the original study's journal article?
Imagine having these guidelines 30 years ago
I did my baby can talk dvd and others that showed babies. Babies like to look at other babies
I agree that overall less screen time is better for all of us regardless of age. However, correlation does not mean causation, ans what are these specific sensory issues?
Is plastic safe to eat? Even in small amounts? Just once a year?
Are there affordable or free government programs to help with raising small children, such as quality daycare? I don’t see how an adult would be able to raise small children and babies in an economy that does not support its citizens to do that and pay bills to live at the same time. Most jobs do not allow babies and children to be present with their parents when parents are working. At home, babies especially can’t help with preparing meals or cleaning, who would be doing these things when parents dedicate their time outside of work and sleep to raise the baby or small child to the standards set by the government and the World Health Organization? Even when entrusting small children and babies to relatives, how will their screen time be monitored by the parent- or would screen time be safer for the child than an irritated babysitter who might become aggressive (intentionally or not) with a small human, who are very needy? What resources and programs does the government provide to ensure our children are thriving let alone cared for, since the government expects parents to work instead of properly raise their children?
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Sounds like you're crying victim. Be a mother and raise your child.
You’re supposed to “figure it out!! 🤡”
I give my Baby screen time on the rare occasion because I don’t have the luxury of a second parent helping me out. I stopped feeling bad about it because I cannot pour from an empty cup. I honestly feel screen time is okay so long as it is not exceeding the amount and of love and attention you give:)
Adults don't need the government to do anything for them. You have the freedom to prioritize whatever is important for yourself. I would make better life choices of I didn't have the time to raise my children.
Not sure what this has got to do with the video. I work full time, minimum income and have guardianship of both my nephews. The youngest is 2 and has not ever used a screen. If we are doing something he cannot be close to like cooking then he sits in a high chair with a piece of paper and crayon. When he was younger it was a couple of toys. Otherwise he’s running around or crawling or playing inside his playpen. It’s the same thing parents have been doing for generations before screens invented. Kids usually followed parents around and learnt by imitation and got involved in cleaning and cooking etc as soon as they could. Before that it would be expected that the baby is in a safe place nearby all the time whether that be in a carrier or a high chair, baby seat, swing, playpen etc. it’s easily doable. It’s absolutely nothing to do with having universal childcare or more money or anything- it’s just parenting in the way it’s been done for ever. It’s hard at first - we had two boys who’d been basically bougjt up by screens and cried every day for a month and now they are as happy as can be and developing well. The older is five and now reads and writes and plays endlessly without any issues and the younger one is growing in his speach and understanding of the world, he can count and do his colours and play with an adult or alone and can retell stories and engage in a million different ways- this is what childhood is meant to be about. A screen cannot teach your kid not parent your kid- all it can do is make a child that is developmentally delayed, has attention issues, will struggle at school and consequently in life and a whole host of physical and mental issues.
“only dvd’s and tv’s…” RUN IT BACK Y’ALL. i’m sure 2024 findings would be wild
Hmmm, past generations watched plenty of cartoons. I would call that low quality!!
They also played outside a lot with kids in the neighborhood, we don't have that anymore.
@@WoodieYang Exactly, today kids are glue to the phones, tablets, etc.
Can you link the study? I would be interested in reading it.
Same
Use the key words and Google it. You'll find "Early-Life Digital Media Experiences and Development of Atypical Sensory Processing"
I work with kids every day, and the amount of screen time they get is sickening!!!! We have to face the facts we are LAZY and give our kids tablets instead of TAKING THE TIME to teach a child how to independently play with toys functionally. Some are absolutely addicted to them. It's not safe for mass amounts of consumption.
I agree but here are some things to consider
• most of us live with other people who encourage it
•sometimes screens are better than no interaction at all
•kids will learn how to play themselves through social interaction (I’ve seen dozens of play therapists and they all sit there and repeat things like this the whole session instead of interacting w your child.)
•parents are plagued with more work than ever before causing mental health problems that doctors are unwilling to treat
•there are screens everywhere including work and school (my daughters ABA therapy center had a tv in each room and had them watching it most the day. My sons head start preschool would play TH-cam videos instead of teaching anything. My dad codes computers for a living and has to look at one all day.)
•controlling kids too hard can backfire and cause abuse or rebellion
•Mental wellness is determined by other things like genes , nutrition , social support , quality of therapy available , income
• working with kids and having your own is two different things.
You made a good and responsible choice to work with kids instead of having them. I just don’t like parents being called lazy when we’re working harder than we’ve ever had to before .
@@Speedyskull15By your response I can tell that you are an actual parent and not just someone commenting without having a clue.
@Marteah565 perhaps you feel attacked, and that was not my intention. Kids should not be on tablets or I pads for hours. PERIOD. I think it's okay for small consumption and education. But we fail our kids when we have tablets and iPad s spending more engaging time with your kid than you. I am not saying this is YOU by any means. But the second we put the kids in front of a screen and make excuses, the more we are willing to do it out of convenience. Yes, you can teach your kids to occupy themselves. It can be an exhausting task... but it can be done. Again. I am saying this for mass consumption not just some time on the iPad. Kids deserve better to be honest.
@@Speedyskull15 thank you! I want to hug you. It's easier to say get kids off-screen than do it. And you don't know how hard it is until you have kids on your own. Yes, too much screen time is unsuitable for kids; we all understand that, but the reality is different. Nowadays, kids can't even go outside and play alone. Parents have to be there... The single parents who work many jobs, what time do they have to spend with their kids? The Society is built that way. We can't want something and the opposite at the same time.
Yeah, well. Kid’s don’t need cellphones or tablets. I don’t think you understand that it’s literally brain rot. If you get your child a tablet, cellphone or let them use the Internet you ARE a horrible parent. End of story. I don’t care how beneficial you THINK it is for them. You are putting off your parenting efforts on the random people and shows on the Internet. You CANNOT moderate it.
I never let my first watch much tv but my second is autistic and sometimes it’s the only thing that calms her down . Al of us millennials grew up w glued to it and we’re fine
We grew up with screens, yes. But the apps weren’t as addictive and toxic as they are now. Eg TikTok.
@@vanillacoke8981 true
Lol we are definitely not fine
This millennial didn't
I had barely any screen time in my first few years, and now i have sensory issues, so i think theres not much correlation.
Correlation doesn’t mean causation, show me the data.
Studies usually don’t say that one thing causes another, they usually say “ there is a strong link between this and that”… it is still eye opening to parents. If screens are bad for adults, imagine what it can do to a developing mind.
Ok, I agree with the screen restriction but what study was this?? That didn’t make sense… they studied only on kids with disabilities? How can that be generalized with every kid? Need some clarity!
They used to tell us “stop watching so much tv, it’s not healthy” as kids… now we put iPad screens in front of babies expecting that to be healthy. There is your clarity.
That's an important question and why people should read studies directly. Which disabilities were they? Did the kids already have sensory issues? What was the home environment like? Were the kids being ignored all day or do they use screens sparingly? Do they spend time interacting with parents? How much? Not all screen time is necessarily bad if parents moderate, still show affection and talk to/play with their kids regularly.
She said it has been linked to other kids who have disabilities. 1:25
Not that it was only a study for those with disabilities. So if you do not know your child has ASD and find out later on say 3 years old that a child has Autism they will have a greater association with sensory difficulties if shown excessive tv time. So autism spectrum disorder can be shown in a typical developing child bc of excessive screen time use. Meaning a typical child will show sensory issues later on in life. Of course this can be resolved and worked with a child. Why many children need therapy or don’t get it and they suffer later in life.
All in all. Follow the guidelines limit screen use. Parents play with your kids. Remember the internet (phones) do not care about you. Your children do.
Well we are Ms. Rachel and she has shown my daughter so much
I try to limit screens, but my baby gets 5 to 10 minutes a day of perfect pitch training which worked wonders with my older son: th-cam.com/play/PLCVBUo7XBomdLqjaS8RoZiFpQnFrRGAOD.html&si=FJ8ARCuaGYDAIlCy
This is training so he can identify notes by their sound. This must be done when they are babies as it hasn't been possible for me to learn as an adult. The screen is static for each note so not too many jolts per minute. I started at 3 months and my older son showed some progress around a year when he started talking.
Sometimes I give my 4 year old a calculator to play with and he loves to see number patterns. It is hard to never do screens but these are some helpful ways of swapping unhelpful screen time if you need it for a little break.
Are you a musician? And if yes, do you think the perfect pitch training works?
@@Lilaliba88 I am a piano player, and I didn't know if it would work because I don't have perfect pitch and my husband doesn't either. We trained my 4 year old when he was a baby and he does have perfect pitch now. I would say he started to show that he had perfect pitch when he could talk, around 14-15 months. There have been times he seemed to get a bit rusty, but we play the videos for him again for a while and he seems to be able to identify them again. We are trying it on my 8 month old now and hopefully it works again!
That's super cool im going to try this with my 2 year old and upcoming baby
Does Ms.Rachel count? 😅
Stop letting iPads babysit your kids.
TV is not the issue unless kids are glued to it 24/7. The issue is personal handheld devices like tablets or phones.
the studies did not look at high-quality educational content.
That said, the other thing that is really important is co-viewing.
So parents who watch with their kids and talk with them about what they see and in my opinion also use that pause button a lot to pause at interesting parts that seem to interest your little one can really maximize the positive impact. Know that even high-quality content moves pretty fast for little brains to get the most out of it (at young ages like under 2) if just watching on their own.
Sounds like they basically have no results to share only recommendations based on these results that don’t seem to exist.
So why do they make sensory videos for babies?
Basically this study was useless and found nothing new.
My kids watches blippi and Ms. Rachel so I can get stuff done. After a while, he gets bored with blocks and toys.
Where’s the citation for this study in this TH-cam video??
If I ever become a parent, I am raising them the old school way until they turn 5 or 6, then I will restrict their screen time. I don't want them to be fully raised by social media and new school technology.
It’s possible! I have 7 kids (4 adults 3 little ones). You just have to plan, come up with routines, allow flexibility, and learn how to pivot when needed. Things will not always go as planned (that’s life) but that’s when you give yourself grace and embrace the change in the plan. We do family activities, they go outside and we talk to each other. I’m not saying they don’t get screen time but it’s not as much and nothing is allowed to go with us when we leave the house.
Social media is poison ☠️
No to screen time even my song don’t know most of the songs. He is learning now in school and he find it more interesting because he don’t know the song. I’m not judging also those parents who give screen time because life can be hard.
Bunch of propaganda. I have twins. Born 2013. They were on it all of the time till they went to kindergarten. They have limits now. It’s no different than me playing Atari 2600 all day long and had the tv on all day long in the 80s.
This appears sensationalized. Several aspects trouble me: the study is from 2014, it's intentionally vague, lacking specification of the content watched (cartoons, violence, educational, etc.), and lacks details about the children tested (pre-existing conditions, conditions diagnosed post-study, family socioeconomic status, potential risk factors such as AFS, ASD, NFS). In my opinion, it's simply a "scary" title meant to attract more viewers.
Parents justify it because of burn out, stress, and certain learning programs. The issue they have accepting is what the stimuli is actually doing to their children. There’s always snarky responses done in these studies because in reality it’s stressful supplementing your time for your kids all the time. And I have an infant so I have kids. It’s just simply not healthy the level of exposure and we know it.
My kids on their tablet right now
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Does it contribute to autism
DUH
There's whole lots of nothing. They are different doesn't mean abnormal
So, this is the same as saying, "If you let your child go out and it is cloudy, there has been studies that might link this to other children who possibly have some sort of problem, but it's not a deficiency or anything bad. Then again, sensory issues whether heightened, deficient or within normal ranges might be linked the amount of sunshine that day and if it was raining. Also, consider the temperature and the direction of where the wind is blowing from. And lastly, if your child was wearing red or blue shoes it is possible it might have a slight effect on the standard deviation. Our scientists have confirmed are doing their best to decide the contexts."
Thank you.
Is that just tablets, computers and phones or tv watching 2
Woefully disagree! My kid is learning so much because of screen time… i see more problems arise in kids who don’t watch tv than kids who do…
Is like one hour a day of tv okay??? I feel so guilty but sometimes I need to be hands free for a little :(
I wasted half my childhood watching Looney Toons. Am I doomed? 😅
Exactly why i always say that children shouldn't have access to this kind of technology
is ms rachel consider screen time?
Yes of course. If it comes from a blue light. It’s consider screen time. All of it affects the brain bc of the blue light. They won’t say that because we wouldn’t be looking at our phone right now and they get paid if we look at our phone and watch their TH-cam video. Media will only give half the information to the masses.
Limit Ms Rachel for 1 hour a day if you need her. It’s not that Mrs Rachel is bad. It’s the blue light is bad for our children’s growing developing brain.
Oh yeah I just did a study that goes over how fast food is bad for your health...I mean no shet guys
What do you want programming your child?!
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I smell bull
So why not make it illegal/child abuse?? Come on.
What kind of effect would 8-10 hours per day of screen time have on a child under 2? Could this cause a speech delay? The mother did not speak to the child much and plopped him in front of the TV. He is 5 and doesn’t speak now.