There have been extensive debates about the impact of the digital transformation on human development. A recent study by Yang and colleagues highlights the importance of considering context of use, beyond amount of use. In their study, children from parents who reported having TV-on during family meals when they were 2 years old showed poorer cognitive development at age 3.5 as compared to those with TV-off during family meals. This highlights the importance of considering the context of use when studying effect of screen use. While Yang et al. discuss the distracting effects of TV-on sensory processing, we propose an alternative – and not mutually exclusive – interpretation based on TV induced deprivation of family interactions. On a more practical note, this should encourage to preserve screen-free time, especially during structured time such as family meals, in order to maintain family interactions known to be critical to development.

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影响认知发展的不是屏幕，而是它们的使用环境：对 Yang 等人的评论。 (2023)

关于数字化转型对人类发展的影响存在着广泛的争论。 Yang 及其同事最近的一项研究强调了除了使用量之外考虑使用环境的重要性。在他们的研究中，与那些在家庭进餐时关闭电视的父母相比，那些在 2 岁时在家庭进餐时打开电视的父母的孩子在 3.5 岁时表现出较差的认知发展。这凸显了在研究屏幕使用效果时考虑使用环境的重要性。而杨等人。在讨论电视对感官处理的分散影响时，我们提出了一种基于电视导致的家庭互动剥夺的替代解释（而不是相互排斥的解释）。从更实际的角度来看，这应该鼓励保留无屏幕的时间，尤其是在家庭聚餐等结构化时间期间，以维持已知对发展至关重要的家庭互动。