Nursery World - TV and computers wrongly blamed for children's speech problems

One in six parents wrongly blame watching too much TV and technology as the most common cause of speech and language difficulties in young children, a new survey suggests.

The findings were released in a new poll released to mark the launch of 'Hello', the national year of communication.

The Government-backed campaign, spearheaded by communication champion Jean Gross with the Communication Trust, a coalition of 40 organisations specialising in speech, language and communication, aims to make children’s communication development a priority in nurseries, schools and homes.

The national year will spread information to help parents spot whether children are struggling with their communication development and where to go for help and support.

Ms Gross said, ‘Public understanding of children’s communication difficulties remains worryingly low. The automatic response seems to be to blame parents or technology. This just isn’t right. We need to clear up the confusion and myths that exist around this subject.

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