For scientists studying children and early language development, we are currently living in an exciting time for scientific discovery! With the popularization of technologies like phones and TVs, and the increasingly likelihood of children using and watching screens as early as infancy, scientists are trying to determine what effect screen time has on language development.
There is still much unknown about this topic, so this video by HELLO Lab showcases the different type of screen times (active vs passive) that your baby or child may be engaging in and how they can potentially impact language development. The concept of “parental technoference” is also explained, and how that may be having more of an effect than parents even realize!
Stay tuned for more HELLO Lab content and click here to watch the full video!
Afrah Rafi
UConn KIDS Research Assistant