Screen time could be limiting language development in toddlers, study finds

A three year old girl playing on an computer.

A three year old girl plays on a computer Source: Getty / Tim Clayton - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images

Screen time could be interfering with language development in toddlers. That's according a first-of its-kind Australian study that found the average three-year-old can spend three hours in front of a screen each day.


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