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Baby Screen Time – When to Switch off

Baby Screen Time – When to Switch off

Baby Care
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Jan 29, 2021
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Research shows that free play and engaging with you is essential for your baby’s speech, sleep, creativity, and brain growth. At a time when we’re surrounded by smartphones, tablets, and baby TV channels, it’s important to switch off and interact.

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Christakis DA. The effects of infant media usage: what do we know and what should we learn? Acta Paediatr 2009; 98(1):8-16.

 

Sosa AV. Association of the type of toy used during play with the quantity and quality of parent-infant communication. JAMA Pediatr. 2016; 170(2):132-7.

 

Zimmerman FJ, Christakis DA, Meltzoff AN. Television and DVD/video viewing in children younger than 2 years. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 2007; 161(5):473-9.

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