Screen Time for Kids Under 2 Linked To Sensory Differences in Toddlerhood: Study
January 8, 2024
Karen Heffler, MD, an associate professor, and David Bennett, PhD, a professor, both in the College of Medicine, were quoted in stories about research from the College of Medicine and Dornsife School of Public Health finding that children exposed to greater TV viewing by their second birthday were more likely to develop atypical sensory processing behaviors by 33 months old. Coverage appeared Jan. 8 in ABC’s "Good Morning America" online, Newsweek, PsyPost, US News and World Report via HealthDay, WGN-TV (Chicago), MedicalResearch.com, New York Post, Earth.com, and KPVI-TV (Pocatello, Idaho).
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