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New Study Finds Too Much Screen Time Inhibits Kid’s Ability To Recognize Emotions

New Study Finds Too Much Screen Time Inhibits Kid’s Ability To Recognize Emotions

There has been more research than ever being released lately about the amount of time children are spending in front of screens. Too much “screen time,” as it is typically called, can have detrimental affects on children. A new research study has found that this overdose of technology can actually inhibit a child’s ability to identify emotions.

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Tags: Emotion, People’s Emotions, Screen time, social skills
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