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Is your smartphone making your kid dumber? What a new study found

Researchers found each extra hour of a parent’s daily smartphone use was linked to 0.42 fewer points in children’s annual vocabulary growth.

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A new study suggests your smartphone use could play a role in how children develop vocabulary skills.

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Is your smartphone making your kid dumber? What a new study found

A new study suggests your smartphone use could play a role in how children develop vocabulary skills.

·Chicago, United States
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WFLD broke the news in Chicago, United States on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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