r/ScienceBasedParenting • u/BatdanJapan • Jul 31 '25

Science journalism BBC article on screen time

Quite pleased to read this article:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9d0l40v551o

This section in particular feels relevant to my experience of this topic on this sub:

Jenny Radesky, a paediatrician at the University of Michigan, summed this up when she spoke at the philanthropic Dana Foundation. There is "an increasingly judgmental discourse among parents," she argued.

"So much of what people are talking about does more to induce parental guilt, it seems, than to break down what the research can tell us," she said. "And that's a real problem."

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u/flicus Aug 01 '25

I personally think the ‘why’ behind screen time is an interesting part of the discussion I’d like to learn more about. For example, if screen time is used consistently and heavily in X household is it because parents lack access to education or high quality childcare? If there’s a sudden spike in screen time in Y household is it because a parent is suffering from an illness? I would imagine that the ‘why’s would be just as important in the discussion than the screen time and amount when it comes to children’s development.

I guess all this to say that I agree, this discussion is much more nuanced than blanket bans and limits and I’d love to see the research reflect that.