Screen Time Takes Talk Time from Young Kids

Screen Time Takes Talk Time from Young Kids Do you love screen time? There are screens on computers, smartphones, tablets, and TVs… Maybe you watch videos! Maybe you play games! Screen time is fun! 你喜歡看螢幕嗎?像是用電腦、手機、平板跟電視看影片或打電玩。 But is it good for young kids? They don't know many words. Most kids need to learn how to talk. They learn how to talk from their families. 但這對幼兒好嗎? 他們還不知道很多字，他們需要從家人身上學習如何說話。 In Australia, scientists studied 220 families with a one-year-old kid. The parents recorded sounds around their kid. They recorded every six months. 澳洲的科學家研究220個有一歲幼兒的家庭。家長每六個月錄下小孩周圍的聲音。 Scientists found three-year-old kids had about three hours of screen time a day. When they had screen time, their parents didn't talk much with them. The kids also didn't talk much. When kids weren't using screens, the parents and kids talked more. 科學家發現3歲的幼兒每天有差不多3小時盯著螢幕。這段時間，家長跟小朋友都很少講話。但小朋友沒有在看螢幕的時候，家長跟小孩就會多說話。 The scientists counted words… They learned parents say about 1,000 fewer words to their kids every day… because of screen time! 科學家發現，因為小朋友常盯著螢幕，所以家長每天跟他們少說大約1000個字。 Young kids need to hear and use many words. That's how they learn to talk! Do you have younger brothers or sisters? Talk with them, even when they're using a screen! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vocabulary 父母或是兒童在電腦或是手機上花的時間越多，彼此之間交談的機會就越少。 1. smart 聰明的 How many steps now? 現在走了幾步了? Four thousand.四千步。 I thought it's already 8 thousand! 我以為已經走了八千步! Maybe your smartwatch is not that smart. 也許你的聰明手錶沒有那麼聰明。 2. watch 注意看 Are you kidding? I've been watching it. 開玩笑，我有一直在注意看。 Now it's 4,020.現在是四千零二十步。 This is more than a watch, you know. 你要知道這比一般手錶能幹。 3. record 記錄 It can record sounds, like the sounds from birds. 它可以錄音，比如說鳥的聲音。 4. when什麼時候 When did you buy it? 你什麼時候買的? Last week. I found it very useful. 上星期。我發現它非常有用。 Do you use a smartphone? smart聰明的 watch注意看 record記錄 when什麼時候 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quiz 1. What do most young kids need to learn to do? a. Speak b. Use screens c. Count 2. How many families did scientists study? a. 22 b. 200 c. 220 3. What happens when young kids use screens? a. Kids speak more. b. Parents speak less. c. Parents speak more. Answers: 1. a 2. c 3. b -- Hosting provided by SoundOn