Kids are losing fine motor skills—and screens might be to blame
From zipping coats to turning book pages, simple tasks are becoming challenges for a generation raised on tablets. Here’s ...
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Children’s Fine Motor Skills Decline Amid Rising Screen Time
A growing body of evidence indicates that increased screen time among children is contributing to a decline in fine motor skills, essential for tasks such as zipping coats and turning book pages.
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Kids’ fine motor skills are declining—how screens and modern childhood shape growth
A recent National Geographic report highlighted growing concerns from educators and researchers about a decline in fine motor ...
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Research shows early childcare boosts development in toddlers
For about 60 years, the prevailing wisdom in Japan, so-called "Three-Year-Old Myth," has held that children should be raised at home by their mothers until the age of three for healthy development.
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Japanese study finds group childcare positively affects toddler development
Many Japanese mothers are reluctant to send their children to childcare before the age of three due to the 'Three-Year-Old ...