Keywords
Screen Time
Child Development
Neurodevelopmental disorder
Language Development
Sleep Disorders
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Abstract
Since the 1990s, due to the increase in the consumption of audiovisual material and particularly since the onset of the
COVID-19 pandemic confinement, the population has been more exposed to development. A literature search was
conducted in PubMed, Google Scholar and Lilacs. Applying the exclusion and inclusion criteria, 53 references were
obtained, from which the review was developed. It was found that excessive exposure to screens is harmful to children
as it produces alterations in language, sociability, sleep-wake cycle, limbic system, behavior and mesolimbic dopaminergic
system; which can affect the normal development of a child, depending mainly on the age at the time of exposure, the time
and whether there is accompaniment or not.
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