The HN title doesn't match the press release title. And IMO the press release title doesn't accurately reflect the claims in the actual paper.
The study's input data were self-reported screen usage, and brain scans.
The study didn't measure actual screen time, or measure children's behaviour or performance in tests.
Then why do so many kids scream their heads off and have temper tantrums when the phone is taken away?
I can’t read the article at this time as it says that the site has reached its limit and I have been rate limited and blocked. Some kind of wordpress add on called wordfence?
The screen time was self reported and the cohort was 9 to 12 year olds. I'm sure researchers are a capable bunch but to my naive mind that seems like a minefield.
> Our findings should help guide the heated debates about technology away from hyperbole and towards high-quality science
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I got a toddler and we do zero tablet or phone time. The draw is definitely there and substitutes that draw em are juke boxes, fish finders, etc. Anything that has a touch interface.
The trope of basement nerds is happening to the lower iq as the technology barriers of entry get removed.
I find the children with far less screen time can communicate in meaningful ways and above their peers who are on tablets for hours on end.
More research is needed.
A parent doing their own "research" can quickly dispute these claims. A popular term in the parent community is "screen kid" to describe those kids who come for a play-date but literally don't know what to do when there isn't a screen in their hand. Screen kids tend be more neurotic, distractible, emotional and totally addicted to screen time. It's a little bit of a hot topic since the parents who rely more on screen-time to manage their children tend to disagree.