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For what it's worth, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has estimated that eight- to 10-year-olds clock in about six hours of screen time per day (on their phones or other devices), 11 ...
What studies, and experts, say.
By age 2, those who had had up to four hours of screen time per day were up to three times more likely to experience developmental delays in communication and problem-solving skills.
Screen time is the amount of time spent using an electronic device with a display screen such as a smartphone, computer, television, video game console, or tablet. [1] The concept is under significant research with related concepts in digital media use and mental health .
In 2019 the World Health Organization issued recommendations about active lifestyle, sleep and screen time for children up to five years of age. These recommendations include limiting daily screen time to one hour, and no screen time at all before the age of two years. They also include three hours of physical activity daily from the age of one ...
Sitting time is a common measure of a sedentary lifestyle. A global review representing 47% of the global adult population found that the average person sits down for 4.7 to 6.5 hours a day with the average going up every year. [6] [7] [8] [specify] The CDC found that 25.3% of all American adults are physically inactive. [9]
More recent studies have called these recommendations into question. Admittedly, the science behind the WHO and AAP screen-time guidelines has major limitations—-they are based on correlational ...
The approach of limiting screen time is effective, especially before sleep. [25] Research has shown that a higher average screen time is correlated to eye fatigue and discomfort. [25] Growing evidence suggests that youth physical and mental functioning may be negatively impacted by insufficient sleep, both in terms of quantity and quality. [25]