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Parent Phone Use Slows Child Vocabulary | Washington DC News
New research on 750 Norwegian kids reveals that screen time alone doesn’t slow language growth—but parental smartphone use does. Each extra hour parents spend on phones daily was linked to slightly slower vocabulary development in kids. Kids who owned devices by age four also started with lower language skills, suggesting pre-existing differences rather than screen time causing delays. The study doesn’t prove causation, and didn’t track content or co-viewing, but highlights the need to consider family screen habits in child development. Thank you to our sponsor Garrett Waller Performance…
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