India, Feb. 10 -- Screen time is increasing worldwide at an unprecedented rate, and it's alarming to see even toddlers falling victim to it.

With fast-paced lifestyles, parents are busy and resort to handing gadgets to their toddlers or turning on the TV to keep them occupied. Because of this, toddlers are regularly exposed to screens, which can have harmful effects. A study has revealed that prolonged screen exposure in children is detrimental to their language development.

The study analysed toddler's screentime, based on their parent's surveys. Toddlers aged 12 to 48 months were exposed to an hour of daily screen time on average. Television is one of the most common screens exposed. This also includes background TV, when TV is on but...