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Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words s... by butler14 on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @03:59AM (#39600977)
Same. Except my 3 year old watches quite a bit of TV and I frequently use my phone in front of him (the latter I am working on, the former I am not too bothered about within reason)
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Re:Screen time robs average toddler of hearing 1,000 words s... by rich_sasha on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @04:04AM (#39601006)
Ditto.

I think screen time is proxy for something else, maybe general parental attention. You can have plenty and watch TV, or have no screen time and no attention either.

A child's day is long and has very few responsibilities, there is plenty of time for attentive, creative playing even around an hour or two of screen time.

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