Julia Schendzielorz, Philipp Jaehn, Christine Holmberg
Planning, implementation and revision of the longitudinal scientific curriculum at the Medical School Brandenburg
GMS journal for medical education
increasing prevalence smart media usage among children raised concerns potential impact various aspects child development one area worry speech delay early language acquisition critical cognitive social educational development purpose systematic review investigate synthesize available research data order determine association speech delay usage smart media children perform systematic review thorough literature search conducted using relevant keywords electronic databases pubmed scopus psycinfo google scholar web science embase included studies published last 10 years investigating impact smart media childrens speech delay using various research designs findings showed extended exposure electronic media children negatively associated expressive vocabulary language skills children addition decreased language scores speech delays educational apps shared media engagement parents correlated stronger language skills introduction smart devices later stage development 24 months age older associated positive language development whereas early introduction associated speech delay however sixmonth abstinence devices led speech improvement affected children findings highlight need balance interactive screen time forms interaction enhance speech development