"Excessive screen time is damaging toddlers' ability to speak, the UK government has warned as it prepares to issue advice to parents for the first time on how to manage screen use in under-fives. Research has found that children aged two with the highest screen use about five hours a day could say significantly fewer words than those with screen use of about 44 minutes a day."
"Screen use is now near-universal in early childhood, with 98% of two-year-olds watching screens daily, the research also found. The education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, said parents and teachers had warned that too much passive screen time can start to crowd out the talking, play and reading that are so important for children's language and development in the early years. Screens are part of family life now."
"The question parents are asking isn't whether to use them, but how to use them well, she said. The government will issue its first guidance on screen use for under-fives in April, with tips on how it can be incorporated into activities such as talking, playing and reading with children. A panel, led by Rachel de Souza, the children's commissioner for England, and Prof Russell Viner, former chief scientific adviser to the Department for Education, will look at the latest evidence"
Excessive screen time is linked to reduced spoken vocabulary in toddlers, with two-year-olds using screens about five hours daily saying significantly fewer words than peers using screens about 44 minutes daily. Screen exposure is near-universal: 98% of two-year-olds watch screens daily, averaging 127 minutes, up from 29 minutes at nine months. The government will issue guidance for under-fives advising how to integrate screen use into talking, playing and reading. A panel led by Rachel de Souza and Prof Russell Viner will review evidence and consult parents. NASUWT urged a social-media ban for under-16s amid mental health and concentration concerns.
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