Tag: screen time and child development

Early Childhood Development: How Screen Time Can Get in the Way

Screen time can get in the way of early childhood development when it displaces the real-world interactions and activities young children need for healthy cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. The early years are a period of rapid brain development, when children build brain pathways through active exploration, movement, sensory experiences, play, and responsive interactions…

September 2, 2026
What is Technoference and Its Effects on Parenting

Technoference is a term coined by family researcher and digital health educator Brandon McDaniel to describe how technology use interferes with everyday interactions—especially between parents and children. It combines the words technology and interference to capture those moments when digital devices interrupt real-life connection. You may remember our earlier discussion on parental phubbing, a case of parents ignoring their kids to look…

November 10, 2025

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