What is the right amount of screen time should our kids have these days?
WALT read and report.
Today for S.S.R the article I was reading about was called "How Much Screen Time Should We Get?
Here's a couple of things I picked up while reading the article:
New Guidelines have been updated to give parents an idea of acceptable screen time. The American Academy of Pediatrics has just issued new suggestions around how much time people should spend watching television and on social media. First thing, they said that on a sunny day, there's small excuse for children being stuck to their devices. However, they've realised that electronic devices are actually really important. Therefore they put together these guidelines:
- Kids under the age of 18 months should NOT be allowed any screen time.
- Ages from 2 - 5 should only be allowed 1 hour a day & it should be something educational.
- Any children older than the age of 6, parents should decide.
However, Aotearoa's ministry of education has said that children from the age of 5 to 18 should actually spend less than 2 hours a day - that doesn't include school hours in front of a t.v and on any type of device.
Well that's all the information I have for you today.
I hope you enjoyed reading.
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