Studies focusing on screen use among children in the Elfe cohort provide an accurate picture of the amount of time children aged 0–6 spend on screens: nearly 1 hour per day at age 2 and more than 1 hour and 30 minutes at age 5. However, these studies qualify the extent of the negative effects on their cognitive development, where social and cultural inequalities play a major role. While excessive exposure—whether passive or to age-inappropriate programming—can affect language development, benefits can be observed when accompanied by parental guidance. The risk to an entire generation, however, calls for measured and proportionate collective preventive measures.