{"id":21671,"date":"2026-01-22T19:37:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T19:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T18:37:27","slug":"how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/22\/how-screen-time-affects-toddlers-were-losing-a-big-part-of-being-human\/","title":{"rendered":"How screen time affects toddlers: \u2018We\u2019re losing a big part of being human\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours \u2013 and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?<\/p>\n

At Stoke primary school in Coventry, there are many four-year-olds among those starting in reception class who can\u2019t sit still, hold a pencil or speak more than a four-word sentence. Lucy Fox, the assistant headteacher and head of foundations, is in no doubt what is causing this: their early exposure to screens, and a lot of it. When the children experiment with materials and creativity, and make things in the classroom, she says, \u201cWe notice a lot of children will cut pieces of cardboard out and make a mobile phone or tablet, or an Xbox controller. That\u2019s what they know.\u201d<\/p>\n

At another school in Hampshire, a longtime reception teacher says in the last few years she has noticed children getting frustrated if activities aren\u2019t instant and seamless \u2013 something she thinks comes from playing games on a phone or tablet. There is a lack of creativity and problem-solving skills, noticeable when the children are playing with Lego or doing jigsaw puzzles and turning the pieces to fit. \u201cI find their hand-eye coordination isn\u2019t very good, and they find puzzles difficult. Doing a puzzle on an iPad, you just need to hold and move it on the screen. They get really frustrated and I feel like there are certain connections the brain is not making any more.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nIn the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours \u2013 and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes?
\nAt Stoke primary school in Coventry, there are many four-year-olds among those starting in reception class who can\u2019t sit still, hold a pencil or speak more than a four-word sentence. Lucy Fox, the assistant headteacher and head of foundations, is in no doubt what is causing this: their early exposure to screens, and a lot of it. When the children experiment with materials and creativity, and make things in the classroom, she says, \u201cWe notice a lot of children will cut pieces of cardboard out and make a mobile phone or tablet, or an Xbox controller. That\u2019s what they know.\u201d
\nAt another school in Hampshire, a longtime reception teacher says in the last few years she has noticed children getting frustrated if activities aren\u2019t instant and seamless \u2013 something she thinks comes from playing games on a phone or tablet. There is a lack of creativity and problem-solving skills, noticeable when the children are playing with Lego or doing jigsaw puzzles and turning the pieces to fit. \u201cI find their hand-eye coordination isn\u2019t very good, and they find puzzles difficult. Doing a puzzle on an iPad, you just need to hold and move it on the screen. They get really frustrated and I feel like there are certain connections the brain is not making any more.\u201d Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the UK, 98% of two-year-olds watch screens on a typical day, on average for more than two hours \u2013 and almost 40% of three- to five-year-olds use social media. Could this lead to alarming outcomes? At Stoke primary school in Coventry, there are many four-year-olds among those starting in reception class who can\u2019t sit …<\/p>\n

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