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Five-year-olds who consume a lot of digital media in English have poorer language skills in Swedish. This is shown in new research from LiU.

That children have spent more time on digital media during the pandemic isn’t necessarily a bad thing. However, according to a researcher from LiU, a very important factor is what they do when they are there, and if they have company.

A research project at Linköping University has shown that children whose parents often use digital media develop language more slowly than others.