Screaming for Screen Time
Screens are everywhere these days and as a result, managing a child’s screen time has become even harder for parents. So what is screen time? What are the effects of screen time? And how can we manage how much time children spend watching screens? Screen time is defined as any time spent watching TV, DVDs, using computers, playing video or hand-held computer games or using tablets or smartphones. So what’s best? The Australian physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines state that children under the age of 18 to 24 months should be avoiding screen time all together. The guidelines go on to explain that a variety of TV programs have been created for children under 2 however it is questionable whether TV enhances development in the first two...
