India, July 21 -- In a screen-heavy lifestyle of the contemporary world, children are handed phones and gadgets early on. Screens shape their routine majorly, from CoComelon at breakfast to ending the day with a bedtime Peppa Pig watch. While this may calm them and keep them occupied, allowing parents to get on with their work, it silently and dangerously rewires young minds, negatively impacting brain development and, in turn, actively shaping cognitive function, attention span, creativity, and even emotional regulation, for the worse.

Dr Elanthiraiyan. G. C, Consultant of Neurology at SRM Global Hospitals, Chennai, shared with HT Lifestyle how important parental intervention is to ensure healthy brain development in children, especiall...