A landmark study of more than 11,000 kids aimed to gauge the effect screen time is having on their brains. Initial brain scans from the study conclude that children who spend more than seven hours a day on screens experience premature thinning of the cortex. The report also notes that younger children who have more than two hours of screen time a day receive lower scores on tests focused on thinking and language skills.
Read more about the study in this month’s BayState Parent column.
*Image by Kelly Sikkema
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