This article was reviewed by Julia Sasse and Alexander Ehlert.

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Editorial Assistant: Jana Dreston

How does early screen use shape child development? This article reveals how content type, family background, and parental media habits can either support or hinder a child’s cognitive, emotional, and social growth. It also provides practical strategies for fostering healthier media habits in young children.

… you can already do a lot! Reading is a bit like magic: You can easily read a word like “dozibrofu” out loud, even though you’ve probably never seen it before. You can also read a sentence in which the wrods suddnely look copmleteyl dfferent. And even when something isn’t fully described in a text, you can often visualize it clearly. Maybe that’s why you’ve already guessed that we’re about to explain how reading works.

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