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Screen Time Guidelines for Kids

The document provides guidelines for screen time limits for children from the World Health Organization. It recommends the following: - For babies and toddlers under 2 years old, there should be no screen time. - For children ages 2-5 years old, screen time should be less than 1 hour per day and avoid handheld devices like phones and tablets. - For children 6 years and older, parents should set their own limits, with suggested limits of no screens during meals or 1 hour before bedtime, and no more than 2 hours on non-school nights.

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Screen Time Guidelines for Kids

The document provides guidelines for screen time limits for children from the World Health Organization. It recommends the following: - For babies and toddlers under 2 years old, there should be no screen time. - For children ages 2-5 years old, screen time should be less than 1 hour per day and avoid handheld devices like phones and tablets. - For children 6 years and older, parents should set their own limits, with suggested limits of no screens during meals or 1 hour before bedtime, and no more than 2 hours on non-school nights.

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How much screen time

should my child have?


Screen Time = TV, tablet, video games, smart phone

World Health Organization guidelines:

Babies and toddlers under two years old:


NO screen time

Children 2-5 years old:


LESS THAN one hour of daily screen time.
(Avoid hand-held devices - phones/tablets)

Children 6 years or older:


Set your own limits.

Suggested limits:
• Follow age ratings for apps/games/movies
• Use parental controls on devices to limit screen time
• No screens on school nights (unless required for homework)
• No more than 2 hours a day on non-school nights
• No screens during meals
• No screens in the bedroom
• No screens one hour before bedtime

Children on screens are not moving, exploring,


communicating, learning boundaries, developing
relationships, or participating in the real world!
Tummy Time

According to the World Health Organization


babies need at least 30 minutes of tummy time every day,
including time on the floor.
They need freedom to move to develop their motor skills.

Spend lots of time on the floor,


and increase tummy time as your baby grows.

Limit time in bouncer seats, swings, stroller,


and other devices to no more than one hour.

Kids need to move to learn!

Water play Outdoor play


Building blocks Household chores
Balls Taking walks
Dolls Board games
Action figures Card games
Reading books Cars
Puzzles Coloring / drawing / chalk
Playgrounds Sports
Crafts Dancing

Hand games/songs (Wheels on the Bus, ltsy Bitsy Spider, Patty Cake)
Pretend Play (kitchen set, dress up, doctor kit)
Outdoor games (hide-and-seek, tag, hopscotch, jump rope)
MAKE A SCREEN TIME PLAN FOR YOUR HOME
Select the limits you will start with, then add more as you are ready.

I pledge to follow the checked screen time guidelines:


o Age-appropriate apps/games/movies (follow age ratings)
o Screen-Free during meals
o Screen-Free in the bed
o Phones stored away from the bedroom overnight
o Screen-Free in the bedroom
o Screen-Free in the car
o Screen-Free outside the house (leave devices at home~)
o Screen-Free starting one hour before bed
o Screen-Free on school nights (except as required for
homework)
o No handheld devices (tablet, smartphone)
o Screen-Free time for __ hours a day
o Screen-Free after ___ p.m. on school nights
o Screen-Free after _ _ p.m. weekends/holidays/summer
o Screen-Free one day a week: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _(day)
o Screen time limits: __ hours per day
o Video game limits __ hours per day
o Social media limits: __ hours per day
(Social media= Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, etc.)

*Post this on your refrigerator as a reminder*


I pledge to do the following checked Check off when
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*Pos t this on your refr iger ator as a reminder*

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