This Sunday, September 24, 2023, M6 viewers were shocked by a report from Zone Interdite devoted to overexposure to screens. The portrait of little Aya, 2 years old, who cannot speak because she has been too exposed to screens, had the effect of a bomb.
For several years, the smartphone has interfered in most aspects of daily life. A tool that comes in handy for many tasks but whose overuse can nevertheless be harmful to your well-being. From the television, through the desktop and then laptop computer, to the smartphone and the tablet, the number of screens that everyone is confronted with has multiplied over time. To the extent that Prolonged exposure to screens has become a subject that worries many specialists.
From this fear emerged in particular the notion of digital well-being which consists of following some good practices to avoid addiction to screens and the abuses that can result from it. A subject that the latest issue of Restricted zonebroadcast this Sunday September 24, 2023 on M6which had the effect of a real bomb on viewers. It was in particular the portrait of a young child broadcast during the documentary which literally shocked the public.
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In this new episode of Restricted zone presented by Ophélie Meunier, viewers met Aya, a little girl aged 2 years and 4 months, who makes no sound and does not speak. The reason ? According to her pediatrician, Aya spent too much time in front of a screen. After noting the delay taken by the little girl in terms of development and language, the doctor made the decision to call on a specialist in the subject, Anne-Lise Ducanda, general practitioner, qualified in Child Health and Development .
The doctor, also founder of the Screen Exposure Collective (CoSe), was alarmed after meeting the little girl. After forty-five minutes of consultation, Aya did not make a sound. For the specialist, the diagnosis is clear: Aya shows all the symptoms of overexposure to screens. To remedy this, his mother must take urgent measures to limit the time during which the child is in front of a screen.
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Exercises that seem to have had the desired effect, since three months later, during another visit with the doctor, Aya begins to speak spontaneously. Progress which did not fail to reassure the little girl’s children. However, the sequence does not seem to have convinced the majority of Internet users regarding the impact of exposure to screens on the cognitive development of toddlers. Many Internet users did not fail to make their disagreement known on social networks.
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