HealthDay (4/7, Thompson) reports a study found that “preschool and kindergarten kids with up to a half-hour daily of unsupervised screen time wind up with poorer communication skills and a lower vocabulary.” According to researchers, “kids who averaged 10 to 30 minutes of solitary screen time a day tended to have worse language skills and were more apt to have problems with their conduct and emotions.” They noted that young children “pick up language from in-person interactions,” and that “video screens simply can’t replace the language exposure and social experience kids gain when they play and engage with peers.” The study was published in Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.
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— “Preschoolers’ Solitary Screen Time Could Mean Behavior Problems, Language Difficulties Later On,”Dennis Thompson, HealthDay, April 7, 2026