Screen time can damage under-twos’ long-term health and development, landmark study suggests

The new study, however, lays bare a wide range of potential harms associated with screen time for babies, including reduced opportunities to bond with parents and caregivers, less time for physical play with other children and limited language development. 

It says screen use at such a young age may increase overstimulation and difficulty sleeping, and have implications for eye health and childhood obesity. There are also concerns that infants are turning to digital devices for comfort and soothing, rather than to a parent...

 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/27/screen-time-damage-under-twos-development-study

Study: Cash aid is a boon to the health of infants and little kids : Goats and Soda : NPR

Infants born to people who received $1,000, no-strings-attached, were nearly half as likely to die as infants born to people who got no cash, according to a report published Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Cash cut mortality in children under 5 by about 45%, the study researchers found, on par with interventions like vaccines and anti-malarials…

https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/08/18/g-s1-83197/infants-health-cash-aid-kenya 

 

US Customs and Border Protection Quietly Revokes Protections for Pregnant Women and Infants | WIRED

CBP's acting commissioner has rescinded four Biden-era policies that aimed to protect vulnerable people in the agency's custody, including mothers, infants, and the elderly…

https://www.wired.com/story/cbp-rescinds-policies-on-care-of-pregnant-women-infants/ 

 

No, vaccines do not contain unsafe amounts of aluminum for infants, research shows - PolitiFact

We rate the claim that vaccines have unsafe levels of aluminum for infants False...

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/jan/19/instagram-posts/no-vaccines-do-not-contain-unsafe-amounts-of-alumi/

At least 70 infants summoned for deportation under family separation, federal data shows - PBS NewsHour

The number of infants under age 1 involved has been rising — up threefold from 24 infants in the fiscal year that ended last Sept. 30, and 46 infants the year before. ....
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/at-least-70-infants-summoned-for-deportation-under-family-separation-federal-data-shows

Babies can learn the value of persistence by watching grownups stick with a challenge - The Conversation US

Persistence and self-control are valuable traits that can help kids succeed in school and beyond. A new study suggests infants can learn stick-to-itiveness by watching adults persist in a difficult task. ....
https://theconversation.com/babies-can-learn-the-value-of-persistence-by-watching-grownups-stick-with-a-challenge-84327