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Toddlers Are Finding It Hard To Speak Because Of Rising Screen Time

June 21, 2024 • Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes

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Various studies from across the world have demonstrated a clear correlation between speech delay and screen time. Dr. Sangeetha Mahesh, a doctor in Child Language Disorders from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) in Mysore has seen a concerning trend of increased speech delays post COVID due to increased screen time. Read on!

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Toddlers Are Finding It Hard To Speak Because Of Rising Screen Time

🔖 Priya, who didn’t want her real name to be shared, said that her daughter started uttering the words 'mamma' and 'papa’ when she turned two. Her speech ceased over time but it wasn’t much of a concern until she turned five.

"That's when we realised there might be a problem and took her to a doctor, who recommended speech therapy,” she said.

“She still struggles to form complete sentences,” Priya told Decode’s Aatif Ammad.

The cause: Specialists dealing with speech delays believe that excessive screen time is a major reason behind increased speech delay cases among children.

The gap: Although there is ample data on speech delays among children, most of it focuses on Western populations, leaving India with a lack of authentic data on the subject.

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