Screen Time & Technology

Screen Time and Speech Delay: What the Research Says

Toddler and caregiver playing and talking together at home with toys and a book; screens are turned off in the background to emphasize face-to-face interaction.

Research increasingly links high toddler screen time with slower early language growth. This article examines the latest evidence on screen exposure and speech delay and gives U.S.-focused, expert-backed strategies parents can use at home: play-based language boosts, vocabulary-building activities, milestone…

  • 32 mins

YouTube Kids and Speech: The Ms. Rachel Effect Explained

Toddler and parent co watching a speech focused kids video on a tablet while playing with toys and labeling words

Ms. Rachel’s Songs for Littles has many parents asking: can YouTube Kids help toddlers learn language? This article explains the “Ms. Rachel effect” — what makes her videos speech-friendly, what research and pediatric guidelines say, and how caregivers can turn…

  • 23 mins