Child screen time
WHO/AAP recommendations by age
Parameters
Recommendation
≤60 min/day, quality contentExceeded by 60 min
WHO: sedentary screen time ≤1 h for ages 2–4
House rules
- Screens off 60 min before sleep
- No devices at the table
- Child's bedroom — no screens overnight
- Adults model with their own screen time
- Substitute: active play/books/sport — exchange, not ban
These are WHO/AAP guidelines, not medical diagnoses. If screen time displaces sleep, movement and communication — time to review habits. Gradual reduction works better than a sudden ban.
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