I guess that's hard to measure, higher screen time could be correlated with less caregiving from parents - screen will not teach them.

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hyperpape 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah, I admit I didn't click through and read the methods so it's possible they did what was necessary, but off the top of my head, you would need to do your best to model:

1. Parents' own socioeconomic status

2. Parents' educational attainment

3. Parents' working memory (since this is one of the measures, and it's somewhat heritable)

Not easy at all.

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red-iron-pine 3 hours ago | parent [-]

> 1. Parents' own socioeconomic status

broke tired people who need time to do basic tasks at home end up putting their kids in front of screens -- news at 11

meanwhile bourgeoisie programmer types working at home take kiddo for a walk to the park and then hand them off to the after school programs or Filipina nanny

	▲	munksbeer 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		And then grandstand on hn about how they give their children zero screen time, as is only right.

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trescenzi 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yea I’d love to see what they attempted to control for. I can’t imagine it’s possible to begin to draw a causal link.

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dzhiurgis 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Smoking crack could be correlated with not eating a healthy died