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Korean Toddlers' Screen Time Clashes with WHO Standards: Survey

Summary by The Korea Times
More than half of Korean toddlers begin using smartphones before their second birthday, running counter to international pediatric guidelines. According to a survey of 400 parents published Monday, 50.98 percent of children started using smartphones before age 2, and 77.64 percent began before age 3. The findings appeared in the research journal MIND, published by the Mental Health Research Institute at the National Center for Mental Health. Par…

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It was found that one in two infants and toddlers starts using a smartphone before turning two years old. A tendency to use smartphones for longer periods on weekends than on weekdays was also observed. According to *MIND*, a mental health research journal published by the National Mental Health Center on the 28th, among 400 infants and toddlers aged 2 to 5

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jan-di = A survey has found that one in two infants and toddlers starts using a smartphone before the age of two.

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It has been found that one in two infants and toddlers in Korea first encounters a smartphone before reaching the age of two. According to the Mental Health Research Information Journal (MIND), published by the National Mental Health Center's Mental Health Research Institute, a survey of 400 parents of infants and toddlers aged 2 to 5 regarding the age at which smartphone use began revealed that the most common response was first use between 12…

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연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency broke the news in Seoul, Korea (the Republic of) on Sunday, September 27, 2026.
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