Many parents struggle when it comes to screen time with their kids over how much is, well, too much — a concern likely fueled by the growing body of research looking into how screen time is affecting children.
The study, conducted by the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, looked at the brains of 47 children between the ages of 3 and 5, using magnetic resonance imaging and cognitive testing. The authors found that the children, along with having lower levels of brain development, also had lower scores on language and literacy measures.
“The literature suggests that there may be a link, though we are still far from claims as definitive as ‘affecting children’s brains,’” Dillon Browne, PhD, an assistant professor of psychology specializing in children’s mental health at the University of Waterloo in Canada, tells Yahoo Lifestyle. How much screen time should kids have?The American Academy of Pediatrics has age-based recommendations for parents: