The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health paper titled, “Associations between 24 hour movement behaviours and global cognition in US children: a cross-sectional observational study,” led by former HALO postdoctoral fellow Dr. Jeremy Walsh, has received an enormous amount of media attention since its release last night.
Here is a list of some of the stories that have appeared online:
- 1 News Now: Limiting children’s screen time is linked to better cognition, study finds
- 9news.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- 11alive.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- 20 Minutes: Les écrans nuisent au cerveau des petits
- 360 Media El Salvador: La obsesión contra las pantallas nos hace ver peligros donde solo hay correlaciones (y eso sí que es problemático)
- ABC News: Too much screen time, too little sleep and exercise linked to worse cognitive development in children: Study
- Advocator: The Less Screen Time for Kids, the Higher the Mental Performance, say Scientists
- Algerie Presse Service: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
- Alphr: Screens could be damaging your child’s cognition, study reveals
- AsiaOne: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: US study
- AZCentral.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Limited screen time linked to improved cognition in children, study suggests
- The Australian: Reducing recreational screen time boosts kids brains
- BBC News: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
- Beebom: Limiting Screen Time Might Help Your Child’s Brain Development
- The BMJ: Screen time: two hour daily limit would improve children’s cognition, study finds
- The Boston Globe: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
- Brinkwire: Health: More Screen Time Could Make Children Less Smart
- Brinkwire: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
- Business Ghana: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
- Business Insider: Only 5% of US kids meet expert recommendations for sleep, screen time, and exercise — here’s what they should be doing
- Business Insider Singapore: Only 5% of US kids meet expert recommendations for sleep, screen time, and exercise — here’s what they should be doing
- Business Insider UK: Only 5% of US kids meet expert recommendations for sleep, screen time, and exercise — here’s what they should be doing
- Business Standard News: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
- Calgary Herald: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
- Canadian Homesteading: Reduced Electronic Usage will Keep your Kids Healthier
- Canindia News: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
- CBC Radio: New research shows how sleep, physical activity and screen time impacts kid’s cognition
- Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- Channel NewsAsia: Kids getting too much screen time, too little sleep: US study
- ChatNews24: La obsesión contra las pantallas nos hace ver peligros donde solo hay correlaciones (y eso sí que es problemático)
- Click Lancashire: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
- Clinical Advisor: Recreational Screen Time, Sleep Duration Linked to Cognitive Development in Children
- The Citizen: Less screen time linked to better cognition in children, study
- CNBC: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- CNN: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- The Columbian: Study: Limiting screen use beneficial
- ConsumerAffairs: New study finds cutting back children’s screen time linked to improved cognition
- Crosswalk.com: Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?
- CTV News: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
- Daily Mail: Want to improve your child’s brain power? Limit them to two hours of TV, tablet and mobile time, study finds
- Daily Sabah: Too much screen time, too little sleep harming kids’ cognition: study
- Deccan Chronicle: Study reveals best way to improve your child’s brain power
- Devdiscourse News: Researchers link mobile usage with poor cognitive development
- Digital Journal: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
- Djazairess: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
- Doctors Lounge: Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?
- Drudge Report: STUDY: Little sleep, excess screen time curbing child brainpower… (linked to the Yahoo! story for several hours on the night of September 26, 2018)
- Eastern Mirror: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
- Easy Branches: Study: Limiting Children’s Screen Time Improves Their Memory, Attention and Language Skills
- El Mundo: Tres conductas cotidianas que potencian el rendimiento intelectual de tu hijo
- El País: Abusar de las pantallas lastra la inteligencia de los niños
- L’Essentiel: Les écrans nuisent au cerveau des petits
- ET HealthWorld: Too much screentime daily may damage kid’s brain function
- Ethical Miners: Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
- Euronews: Limiting screen time for children
- Explike: Las obsesión contra las pantallas nos hace ver peligros donde solo hay correlaciones (y eso sí que es problemático)
- L’Express: Écrans: plus de 2h par jour nuit à l’intellect des enfants
- Forbes: Less Screen Time Linked To Better Cognition In Kids: Study
- Fortune: U.S. Children Get Too Much Screen Time and Not Enough Sleep, Study Finds
- FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV: Limiting your children’s screen time could lead to better cognition, study says
- FOX6Now: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- France 24: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
- France Bleu: Ecrans : une étude recommande de limiter à deux heures par jour l’exposition des enfants
- France Inter: Plus de deux heures d’écran appauvrit le développement cognitif des enfants
- Free Malaysia Today: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids
- Futura-Sciences News: Plus de deux heures d’écran affecte les capacités intellectuelles des enfants
- Get To Info: Too much screen time, too little sleep and exercise linked to worse cognitive development in children: Study
- Gizmodo: Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
- Gizmodo Australia: Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
- Gizmodo UK: Children Who Get Less Screen Time Think Better, Study Finds
- The Globe and Mail: Limited screen time, adequate physical activity and sleep associated with improved cognition for kids: study
- Great Lakes Ledger: Children’s Brain Development Affected By Long Screen Time, Finds US Study
- The Guardian: Health chiefs to set social media time limits for young people
- The Guardian: US kids spend too much time in front of a screen and too little asleep, study finds
- The Gulf Today: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: Study
- HealthDay: Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?
- TheHealthSite.com: Excess screen time: Poor cognition, obesity + other health hazards your kids may suffer from
- Health News: More Than 2 Hours of Screen Time May Affect Kids’ Brains
- The Hilltop Monitor: Limiting your child’s screen time could improve cognition
- The Hindu: Keep a check on your screen time
- Hindustan Times: Cut down on your kids’ daily screen-time to boost brain function
- Huffington Post Canada: Too Much Screen Time Linked To Drop In Kids’ Brain Functioning: Canadian Study
- Huffington Post Maghreb: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants (Lancet)
- Huffington Post South Korea: 스마트폰 제한한 아이들의 인지 능력이 더 낫다는 연구결과가 나왔다 “화면 보는 시간을 관리할 필요가 있다.”
- Huffington Post UK: Limiting Screen Time To Two Hours A Day Will Help Kids Do Better In Tests
- i Newspaper: Parents should impose a two-hour limit on screen time for brain development, scientists say
- IANS Live: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
- The Indian Express: Limiting screen time can lead to better cognition in children, says study
- India TV: Limiting children’s screen time linked with healthy lifestyle and apprehension skills
- Indo American News: Limiting screen time can lead to better cognition in children, says study
- Infosurhoy: Child’s brain ‘is harmed by more than 2hrs a day screen time’
- Inquirer.net: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids – study
- Inquisitr: More Than Two Hours Of Screen Time A Day May Damage Children’s Brain
- Las Verdades: Las obsesión contra las pantallas nos hace ver peligros donde solo hay correlaciones (y eso sí que es problemático)
- LaPresse.ca: Écrans: plus de 2h par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
- The Jakarta Post: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: Study
- Japan Today: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: U.S. study
- Jean Marc Morandini: Enquête: Les enfants qui passent deux heures par jour sur les écrans ont de moins bonnes capacités cognitives que ceux dont l’exposition est limitée
- Le Journal de Montréal: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
- Le Journal de Québec: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
- KAGS TV: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- Kaiser Health News: The New York Times: Kids’ Brainpower Tied To Exercise, Sleep And Limited Screen Time
- KAKE.com: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- KFOR: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- King 5 News: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- KIIITV.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- KITV Channel 4: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- KREM.com: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- KTLA Los Angeles: Study Shows Limiting Children’s Screen Time Linked to Better Cognition
- KTNV Las Vegas: Study says limiting screen time increases brainpower in children
- KTVQ.com: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- Kuwait Times: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids
- KVOR-AM: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- KWBE: Too much screen time, too little sleep and exercise linked to worse cognitive development in children: Study
- KXLY: Modern kids: Too much screen time, not enough sleep
- IOL: Want your kid to be Einstein? Limit screen time to less than 2 hours a day
- The Irish Times: Limiting screen time found to help improve child cognition – US study
- Local 10: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- Malay Mail: Study: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids
- Martinique: Plus de deux heures d’écran chez les enfants appauvrit le développement cognitif des enfants
- McCook Gazette: Screen time new concern for today’s millennial parents
- MDLink: The whole day matters for cognitive development in children
- Medibulletin: 2 hrs daily screen time limit makes kids more intelligent
- Medical Xpress: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than two hours a day linked to better cognition
- Medpage Today: Limited Screen Time Linked to Better Cognition in Kids
- Medscape: Less Recreational Screen Time Tied to Better Cognition in Kids
- Mes Actus: Écrans: plus de 2h par jour nuit à l’intellect des enfants
- Miami Morning Star: According to a Study Giving your Kids Less Screen Time Improves their Thinking
- Midland Reporter-Telegram: Less screen time for children is linked to better cognition, study says
- Mindbodygreen: These Three Habits Heavily Influence Your Child’s Brain Development
- MinnPost: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognitive skills
- Moneylife: Study: Limit Your Child’s Screen Time To Develop Better Cognition
- Moscow News Daily: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
- Motherly: Your child’s brainpower is linked to these 3 important factors, says study
- MSN Philippines: Put Down the Tablet! New Study Suggests Too Much Screen Time May Affect Children’s Cognitive Development
- MyFoxZone.com KIDY: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- National Post: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
- Neuroscience News: Limiting Children’s Screen Time to Less Than 2 Hours a Day Linked to Better Cognition
- News18: Parents, Please Note! Limited Time on Screen Good for Children’s Brains
- News4JAX: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- Newsweek: Only Five Percent of U.S. Kids are Sleeping, Exercising and Away From Screens for Long Enough, and it’s Affecting Their Brains
- New York Post: Study raises new concerns that screens sap kids’ brains
- New Scientist: Does more than 2 hours of screen time really harm children’s brains?
- New Zealand Herald: Children with higher amounts of screen time have far worse cognitive skills
- The New York Times: Kids’ Brainpower Tied to Exercise, Sleep and Limited Screen Time
- News Center Maine: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- NHS: More sleep and limiting screen time may improve children’s mental abilities
- Notre Temps: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants (Lancet)
- Nouvelles Du Monde: Écrans et enfants: une nouvelle étude met en garde contre les risques
- Ottawa Citizen: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
- Outlook India: Too much screentime daily may damage kid’s brain function
- The Pantagraph: New Study Confirms: Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Linked With Better Cognition
- Le Parisien: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux facultés intellectuelles des enfants
- PhonAndroid: Santé : plus de deux heures sur smartphone ou devant d’autres écrans rend les enfants moins intelligents
- Physician’s Briefing: Global Cognition Up for Youth Meeting Movement Guidelines
- Power 102FM: NEW STUDY: Children 8-11 Screen Time Must Be Limited To 2 Hours
- The Province: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
- Quartz: The case for limiting kids’ screen time to two hours a day
- Real Clear Life: Only 5 Percent of U.S. Kids Meet Sleep, Exercise and Screen Time Guidelines
- Reddit: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than 2 hours a day linked to better cognition
- RCPCH: RCPCH responds to Lancet findings on recreational screen time
- Romandie News: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants (Lancet)
- Romper: Cutting Back On Your Kid’s Screen Time May Improve Their Performance In School, According To New Study
- Sandhills Express: Too much screen time, too little sleep and exercise linked to worse cognitive development in children: Study
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Health Shorts: Cognitive loss, Kids’ screen time, Folic acid
- SB Dirty South Soccer: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
- Science Codex: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than 2 hours a day linked to better cognition
- Science Daily: Limiting children’s recreational screen time to less than two hours a day linked to better cognition, study finds
- Science Media Centre: expert reaction to study on sleep, exercise, recreational screen time use and cognition in children
- Science News: Survey raises worries about how screen time affects kids’ brains
- SentinelSource.com: Study: Less screen time for kids means higher mental performance
- SentinelSource.com: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
- SFGate: Less screen time for children is linked to better cognition, study says
- She Knows: Surprise: Too Much Screen Time Can Inhibit Your Kids’ Brain Development
- The Siasat Daily: Limited screen time good for children’s brains
- Signs of the Times: Limiting screen time improves cognitive function for children – study
- Simplemost: New Study Confirms: Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Linked With Better Cognition
- Slashdot: Study Links Restricting Screen Time For Kids To Higher Mental Performance
- Smart Parenting: 3 Things That Make the Biggest Impact on Your Child’s Brain Development
- Le Soir: Plus de deux heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités intellectuelles des enfants
- South China Morning Post: Children struggle to learn because of too much screen time, too little sleep, scientists find
- Spruce Tribune: No more than two hours of screen a day for children’s brains
- The Star Online: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Study Says Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Makes Them Smarter
- Street Level Pundit: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition
- The Sun: SCREEN OFF, BRAIN ON Scientists reveal capping children’s tech time boosts brain power
- Tech Times: Want Your Kids To Have Better Cognition? Limit Their Screen Time, Says Study
- The Telegraph: More than two hours screentime a day could damage children’s brain development
- Télépro: Enfants et écrans : une nouvelle étude pointe les dangers pour le cerveau
- TIME: Study: Limiting Children’s Screen Time Improves Their Memory, Attention and Language Skills
- The Times: Reducing screen time boosts children’s brains
- Times Now: Too much screen time, too little exercie for kids: Study
- The Times of India: Too much screentime daily may damage kid’s brain function
- Tribune de Genève: Les écrans nuisent au cerveau des petits
- Tunis Daily News: Study: Only one in 20 US children met the full recommended guidelines on recreational screen time, physical activity and sleep
- Tunisie Numérique: Une étude dévoile les effets de l’utilisation à haute dose des écrans par les enfants sur leurs capacités cognitives
- Turess: Une étude dévoile les effets de l’utilisation à haute dose des écrans par les enfants sur leurs capacités cognitives
- TVA Nouvelles: Plus de 2 heures d’écran par jour nuit aux capacités des enfants
- Twin Falls Times-News: New Study Confirms: Limiting Kids’ Screen Time Linked With Better Cognition
- UrduPoint: Limiting Children’s Screen Time Linked To Better Cognition
- US News: Can Too Much Screen Time Dumb Down Your Kid?
- USA Today: Study: Limiting kids’ screen time improves brain function
- Vancouver Sun: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
- The Washington Post: Study links restricting screen time for kids to higher mental performance
- Washington Times: Two hours or less of screen time for children improves cognitive function, study shows
- WENY News: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- WFMZ: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- Windsor Star: Parents who limit their children’s use of smartphones are actually helping to increase their brainpower: study
- WKBT: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- WTHI-TV 10: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- WKTV: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- WPRO: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- WTVR: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- WXYZ-TV Detroit: Ask Dr. Nandi: Limiting children’s screen time linked to better cognition, study says
- Yahoo!: Too much screen time, too little horseplay for kids: study
- Yahoo! Finance: U.S. Children Get Too Much Screen Time and Not Enough Sleep, Study Finds
- Yahoo! News: Study raises concerns over how much screen time is good for children
- Yahoo! France: Écrans: plus de 2h par jour nuit à l’intellect des enfants
- Yahoo! Singapore: More than two hours screentime a day could damage children’s brain development
- Yahoo! Sports: Study raises concerns over how much screen time is good for children
Watch Dr. Walsh’s interview with Euronews below: