Re:TikTok trend that makes teens believe they have serious m...
by throwaway5752 on Friday December 31, 2021 @11:05PM
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It's a fair point. Not a perfect study and they do not claim a causal relationship. However, also from the results:
Researchers found by age 5, children who spent two hours or more per day, looking at screens, were 7.7 times more likely to meet criteria for a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, than children who watched screens for 30 minutes or less each day.
It's a substantial result. They talk about practical and ethical reasons they can't establish the causal relationship, too.
I'm guilty of being a little tongue in cheek, but I'd try to limit a kid's exposure to early screen time and ease them into things like TikTok.
Researchers found by age 5, children who spent two hours or more per day, looking at screens, were 7.7 times more likely to meet criteria for a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, than children who watched screens for 30 minutes or less each day.
It's a substantial result. They talk about practical and ethical reasons they can't establish the causal relationship, too.
I'm guilty of being a little tongue in cheek, but I'd try to limit a kid's exposure to early screen time and ease them into things like TikTok.