Will ‘iPad kids’ blame their parents? As screens become a permanent feature of toddlers’ lives, experts warn of a lost generation. Others say the critics should get with the times.
Nearly all toddlers on screens every day
First addiction?: The top 10 most-watched YouTube hits are dominated by children's videos, thanks to toddlers' habit of watching clips over and over again. Glossary
At loggerheads - In a state of extreme disagreement. A loggerhead is a kind of metal tool used for heating liquids, though how the word came to mean both "stupid" and "a state of disagreement" is lost in the mists of time.
Hysteria - A state of uncontrollable emotional excess, such as overwhelming fear or excitement, leading to irrational behaviour or a loss of control.
Entrenched - Has existed for a long time and will be hard to change.
Correlation - A connection between two things in which one thing changes as the other does, but it is not necessarily the case that one thing has caused the other to change.
Psychologist - Someone who studies the mind, emotions and behaviour.
Apprehensions - Worries or fears about something.
Apple - A type of fruit — or the world's largest technology company, based in California.
Capitalise on - To use a situation or opportunity in a way that gives you an advantage.
Detrimental - Causing harm or damage.