Is your child addicted to the screen? Learn about the screen time guidelines for kids and how you can manage it.
Kids spending more time in front of the screen can result in various health issues such as headaches, shoulder and neck pain, fatigue, or eyes strain. According to survey Pew Research Center, 71% of the surveyed parents admitted to being overly concerned about how their kids...
In contrast, the World Health Organization’s review of dozens of screen time studies led it to announce in April its own guidelines of zero hours for kids under two and one hour or less for kids two to four. This advice is similar to that given by the Canadian Paediatric Society, with...
Pediatricians Relax Guidelines on Screen Time for KidsMegan Thielking
Keep a tab on how much time your kids spend on electronic devices with these simple tips. Help your kids to use electronic devices safely and healthily.
Screen time, which wasn’t even a colloquialuntil the early ’90s, has become a huge societal question, and parents in particular grapple with how to restrict it, when to allow it, and whether that other parent is judging them for letting their kid play on their phone at the restaurant....
Screen time requires breaks Children might be capable of sitting contentedly on a tablet for hours on end, but that doesn’t mean it’s the best thing for them. How much screen time for kids is too much? Clearly, pediatric guidelines, which usually clock in at no more than two hou...
Experts recommend no more than an hour of screen time per day for kids ages 2 to 5; limited, supervised screen time for toddlers; and no screen time at all for babies under 18 months old. We know that what's ideal isn't always what's practical, though – here's how to navigate sc...
away. There are so many articles out there about how to "limit" your child's screen-time. In my opinion, those types of articles often miss the mark. Really, when we are talking about kids and screen-time the discussion needs to be, how do we teach our kids to find a healthy ...
To keep up with fast-changing technology, the American Academy of Pediatrics is out with updated guidelines for media use by young children. The group recommends no screen time for kids under 18 months, except for video-chatting. Dr. Tara Narula joins &q