Study: Nearly three-quarters of UK infants have daily screen time

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2026-03-16

London (PA Media/dpa) - Nearly three in four nine-month-old babies in the United Kingdom have at least some screen time each day, a study has found. Infants at this age who are only children are even more likely (80%) to experience at least some screen time, research from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found on Monday. It comes as parents are set to be issued with government guidance on how children under five should be using screens. The E......

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