Lots of screentime in toddlers is linked with worse language skills, but educational content and screen use accompanied by adults might help, per study across 19 Latin American countries
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Lots of screentime in toddlers is linked with worse language skills, but educational content and screen use accompanied by adults might help, per study across 19 Latin American countries
Article URL: https://plos.io/4h7A68R
Article title: Use of screens, books and adults’ interactions on toddler’s language and motor skills: A cross-cultural study among 19 Latin American countries from different SES
Author countries: Argentina, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, Brazil, Chile, México, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, Cuba, Venezuela, República Dominicana, Honduras, Uruguay, El Salvador
Funding: This work has been supported by the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET, Lucas G. Gago-Galvagno Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023-2025), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MINCyT, Argentina; PICT-2021-GRFTI-00530), Open Interamerican University (UAI, 03187, 2023-2025) and Scholarships and Programs Unit of the University of Buenos Aires (UBACyT, 20020190200459BA)." The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/4h7A68R
Article title: Use of screens, books and adults’ interactions on toddler’s language and motor skills: A cross-cultural study among 19 Latin American countries from different SES
Author countries: Argentina, Colombia, Perú, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panamá, Brazil, Chile, México, Paraguay, Bolivia, Guatemala, Cuba, Venezuela, República Dominicana, Honduras, Uruguay, El Salvador
Funding: This work has been supported by the National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET, Lucas G. Gago-Galvagno Postdoctoral Fellow, 2023-2025), Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MINCyT, Argentina; PICT-2021-GRFTI-00530), Open Interamerican University (UAI, 03187, 2023-2025) and Scholarships and Programs Unit of the University of Buenos Aires (UBACyT, 20020190200459BA)." The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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