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July 24, 2026CureusOpen Access

The Effect of Screen Exposure and Early Language Stimulation on Language and Social Development of Children

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VVVimalraj VijayakumarATArunkumar TKRKarthick Prasaad R

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Overview

Prospective cohort study evaluates language and social development impacts in children with reduced screen time.

Key Points

  • This study evaluates how reducing screen exposure and encouraging caregiver-led language interaction affects language and social development in children aged 9 to 18 months.
  • Followed 72 children aged 9-18 months with more than two hours of screen exposure/day for six months.
  • Stratified children into two cohorts based on screen time reduction and language stimulation.
  • Used multivariable linear regression to adjust for parental education and socioeconomic status.
  • Cohort A had a mean increase in LEST+HSQ scores of +16.3 compared to +7.4 in Cohort B (p<0.001).
  • Cohort A had higher independent language scores (30.2±3.4 vs. 24.8±3.9, p<0.001) than Cohort B.
  • Cohort A also showed greater social communication scores (28.2±3.1 vs. 24.4±3.5, p<0.001) than Cohort B.

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Vijayakumar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6301d3395161722cd164cahttps://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.113133
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