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Our screen rules at home (and why we changed them)

After watching Dr Mokoena's explainer we stopped counting minutes and started sitting with the kids. Honestly: more chaos, more chat.

Sipho Dlamini Dad of two ·

The claim

Background TV in the home is linked to less adult-child conversation.

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1 source, 1 peer reviewed.

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Dlamini, S. [@siphodlamini]. (2026, September 21). Our screen rules at home (and why we changed them) [Image]. CIT.ED. https://cit.education/p/279bcfab-6815-4f71-b8d8-3ee78eb1c993

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Dlamini, S. [@siphodlamini] (2026) ‘Our screen rules at home (and why we changed them)’ [CIT.ED] 21 September. Available at: https://cit.education/p/279bcfab-6815-4f71-b8d8-3ee78eb1c993 (Accessed: 3 November 2026).

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Dlamini, Sipho [@siphodlamini]. “Our screen rules at home (and why we changed them).” CIT.ED, 21 Sept. 2026, cit.education/p/279bcfab-6815-4f71-b8d8-3ee78eb1c993.

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Dlamini, Sipho (@siphodlamini). 2026. “Our screen rules at home (and why we changed them).” CIT.ED image, September 21, 2026. https://cit.education/p/279bcfab-6815-4f71-b8d8-3ee78eb1c993.

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Dlamini S. Our screen rules at home (and why we changed them) [image on the Internet]. CIT.ED; 2026 Sep 21 [cited 2026 Nov 3]. Available from: https://cit.education/p/279bcfab-6815-4f71-b8d8-3ee78eb1c993

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