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A new study found children who spent more time with hand-held screens were more likely to exhibit a delay in expressive speech Photo by triloks/via Getty Images

Education Sep 25

Why your toddler can’t learn from a screen

By Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report

Nation Oct 31

Opioid poisoning tripled among toddlers as U.S. painkiller crisis ballooned

A study published Monday highlights a surprising group of patients suffering from opioid poisoning: adolescents, children and even toddlers.

By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News

Education Oct 30

For toddlers, it’s the quality of the screen time that matters, study reveals

Parents, you can give up the twinge of guilt you feel when you let your toddler watch television or play with your smartphone or tablet, according to a new report from Zero to Three.

By Kyla Calvert Mason

Education Jul 11

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Coaching parents on toddler talk to address low-income word gap

By age four, toddlers in low-income families hear 30 million fewer words than those in high-income families, according to researchers. As a result, these children tend to have smaller vocabularies and fall behind in reading. Special correspondent John Tulenko of…

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