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Screen time linked with developmental delays, study finds::Screen time at age 1 is linked with higher risks of developmental delays in toddlerhood, a new study has found.

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[–] reversebananimals@lemmy.world 74 points 2 years ago (18 children)

It seems like the danger here is correlation vs causation.

It might just be that parents who are more prone to producing children with developmental delays also happen to be more likely to put those children in front of a screen to manage their behavior.

I'm not sure the data supports the conclusion this article is making.

[–] Hector_McG@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Both measures were according to the mothers’ self-reports.

In other words, this study has no real scientific value.

But there are many more problems with this “study” than just that.

[–] 8000mark@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 years ago

This is actually an incredibly poor take. Why do you think self-reported data has no scientific value?

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