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Look who’s swiping now: 6-month-old babies are using smartphones, study says
by Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post,
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by Michael E. Miller, The Washington Post,
27 April 2015
Smart phone. Dumb idea.
More and more Americans are handing their smartphones to their kids, some as young as 6 months old, according to a new study. Experts warn, however, that the habit could be harmful for a child’s development, despite the promises of cellphone “learning apps.”
More than a third of kids under 1 year old are already swiping away on cellphones and tablets, according to a survey by pediatric researchers at the Einstein Healthcare Network.
Researchers polled 370 parents of children ages 6 months to 4 years old as they visited a pediatric clinic for a low-income, minority community in Philadelphia (74 percent of respondents were African American and 14 percent were Hispanic, according to a summary of the survey). The survey, which was presented on Saturday at an American Academy of Pediatrics conference, consisted of 20 questions on when their child was first exposed to mobile media devices.
The survey found higher — and earlier — use of mobile devices among young children than previous studies.
More and more Americans are handing their smartphones to their kids, some as young as 6 months old, according to a new study. Experts warn, however, that the habit could be harmful for a child’s development, despite the promises of cellphone “learning apps.”
More than a third of kids under 1 year old are already swiping away on cellphones and tablets, according to a survey by pediatric researchers at the Einstein Healthcare Network.
Researchers polled 370 parents of children ages 6 months to 4 years old as they visited a pediatric clinic for a low-income, minority community in Philadelphia (74 percent of respondents were African American and 14 percent were Hispanic, according to a summary of the survey). The survey, which was presented on Saturday at an American Academy of Pediatrics conference, consisted of 20 questions on when their child was first exposed to mobile media devices.
The survey found higher — and earlier — use of mobile devices among young children than previous studies.