Views:140 | By: Winnie As a first-time mother, Emma felt entirely lost by the endless stream of baby-raising advice that hit her after her baby arrived. Among all the parenting advice Emma received, the most important message was about restricting screen time for children under 2 years old. Initially, Emma found no reason to understand the importance of this rule. The social media videos posted by her friends displayed their young children enjoying cartoons and educational apps without any apparent issues. Screen time research revealed the serious developmental risks to her baby during her study.
The brain of a baby develops at an extreme rate throughout its first two years while setting the stage for social skills along with cognitive development and emotional understanding. The brain development of young children might be impaired when their screen usage exceeds recommended limits, specifically in terms of their ability to acquire language skills and maintain attention span. The time babies spend watching screens prevents them from participating in critical human interactions. Thus, they fail to acquire essential communication and emotion recognition abilities. Screen time disrupted both sleep patterns and the bodily health and emotional state of her baby, according to Emma. The advantages of using a screen to distract her child felt appealing, yet she understood the negative consequences on her child's development.
Emma decided to make adjustments to her lifestyle. Instead of letting her child watch screens, she chose interactive activities, including book reading and singing, with playtime at their centre. She observed her baby begin to develop better verbal abilities and show proof of emotional understanding alongside genuine smiling behaviors. Emma reserved educational TV programs, but she kept program viewing limited to approved content designed for children her baby's age. Cutting down screen time for babies under two required more than advice compliance since it established the essential groundwork to enable their future growth as healthy, connected, thriving children.