Chandigarh, April 28 -- Toddlers exposed to more than an hour of daily screen time are more likely to show poor communication skills and speech delays, a study by the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) has found.

The cross-sectional observational study was conducted on 140 healthy children, aged 18 to 24 months, at a tertiary care paediatric OPD at PGI's Advanced Paediatric Centre.

The research, titled 'Association of screen media with developmental outcomes of children 18 to 24 months of age: an observational study," was initially published as a thesis by Dr Aditi Jhamb in May 2025. It is currently under consideration for publication in the Indian Journal of Paediatrics, with Dr Bhavneet Bharti, Dr Amarp...