A few notes: This study was conducted in the UK. I’m not sure of the validity, but intuitively speaking, the results seem viable. Regarding speech delays, all children develop differently. There are many factors that come into play that may affect a child’s speech development. 

This study by no means indicates a direct correlation between television and speech delays, it merely illustrates a relationship between the two.

- yalda

The youngsters who struggle to speak because their parents let them watch too much TV

4th January 2010

Nearly a quarter of boys - and one in seven girls - are struggling to learn to talk because thousands of households keep their TV sets on, constantly making it difficult for them to understand the speech of adults around them.

A survey revealed how 22 per cent of boys and 13 per cent of girls have trouble developing speech and understanding others.

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