{"id":97897,"date":"2023-08-25T21:14:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=97897"},"modified":"2023-08-25T21:14:07","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T21:14:07","slug":"hours-of-screen-time-makes-kids-slower-at-learning-to-problem-solve-and-communicate-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/lifestyle\/hours-of-screen-time-makes-kids-slower-at-learning-to-problem-solve-and-communicate-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Hours of screen time &#x27;makes kids slower at learning to problem-solve and communicate&#x27; | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TOTS who spend hours in front of screens could become slower at learning to problem-solve and communicate, a study warns.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists said the more one-year-olds watched, the greater the effect.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/img_8462jpg-JS792158500.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>They said those plonked in front of a TV or tablet for more than four hours a day during their first year or so of life experienced the developmental delays.<\/p>\n<p>However, after the age of four, their social and personal skills and problem-solving matched their peers.<\/p>\n<p>The researchers were torn between two likely theories.<\/p>\n<p>One was that the infants simply caught up. <\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE HEALTH NEWS<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/tp-composite-clean-the-house.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Eight short household chores which can slash your cancer risk by up to 32%<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/virus-around-blood-cells-769245030-1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Covid can trigger killer high blood pressure &#8211; 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