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According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, excessive media use can lead to attention problems, school difficulties, sleeping and eating disorders, and obesity. In addition, the internet and cell phones can provide platforms for illicit and risky behaviors. These concerns have led the AAP to make the following recommendations for media and children.
Children today spend an average of seven hours a day on entertainment media, including TV, computers, phones and other electronic devices.
SOURCE: American Academy of Pediatrics
- Establish “screen-free” zones at home by making sure there are no televisions, computers or video games in children’s bedrooms.
- Turn off the TV during dinner.
- Children and teens should engage with entertainment media for no more than one or two hours per day.
- Only engage your children with high-quality entertainment media content.
- It is important for children to spend time on outdoor play, reading, hobbies and using their imaginations in free play.
