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Korean Toddlers' Screen Time Clashes with WHO Standards: Survey

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More than half of Korean toddlers begin using smartphones before their second birthday, running counter to international pediatric guidelines. Acco...

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It was found that one in two infants and toddlers starts using a smartphone before turning two years old. A tendency to use smartphones for longer periods on weekends than on weekdays was also observed. According to *MIND*, a mental health research journal published by the National Mental Health Center on the 28th, among 400 infants and toddlers aged 2 to 5

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jan-di = A survey has found that one in two infants and toddlers starts using a smartphone before the age of two.

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It has been found that one in two infants and toddlers in Korea first encounters a smartphone before reaching the age of two. According to the Mental Health Research Information Journal (MIND), published by the National Mental Health Center's Mental Health Research Institute, a survey of 400 parents of infants and toddlers aged 2 to 5 regarding the age at which smartphone use began revealed that the most common response was first use between 12…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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