Researchers: Using an iPad or Smartphone Can Harm a Toddler’s Learning and Social Skills

Washington Post

Jenny Radesky, MD, pediatrics

It wasn’t long before 2-year-old Kyle got his hands on his father’s iPad. He worked with it with an immediate – almost savant-like – fluency. His parents were amazed. “Within 10 minutes, he was mastering it,” dad Fang Chang told the Christian Science Monitor. “He knew how to use the home button, how to open apps. It was amazing to us how quickly he was able to use.”

Expert quote:

“If these devices become the predominant method to calm and distract young children, will they be able to develop their own internal mechanisms of self-regulation?” the article asked.

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