According to a study carried out in England, a noticeable connection was found between the level of screen time young children were exposed to and the development of their vocabulary. Two-year-olds who were in the highest quintile of screen time could say on average ** words, compared to *** words for children in the lowest two quintiles of screen time.
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GOV.UK. (January 10, 2026). Mean number of words spoken by two-year-olds in England as of 2024, by screen time [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/1659891/toddlers-vocabulary-and-screen-time-in-england/
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