![]() ![]() While the original policy of the AAP called for children older than 5 to be viewing no more than 2 hours of media daily, the updated 2016 recommendations explains that in today’s world, when media is everywhere, a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work. (Although the policy indicates that the educational benefits for children under the age of 24 months are low, and come mainly from parent interaction with the child, and not from the media itself.) Between 18 and 24 months, if a parent wants to introduce screen media, then they should choose high-quality apps and use it together with their toddlers. In 2016 they issued a policy adjustment stating that pediatricians should discourage any media use under the age of 18 months, except for video-chatting (as often happens with far-away relatives). The original official policy of the American Academy of Pediatrics (made in 1999 and reaffirmed in 2011) states that “pediatricians should urge parents to avoid television viewing for children under the age of two years.” Children between 2 and 5 should be limited to “no more than 1 hour per day.” In other ways, they’ve changed our lives and the lives of our children – and not necessarily for the better. In many ways screens have changed our lives for the better. If it gives off electromagnetic radiation in the visual spectrum, it’s a screen. ![]() ![]() So many caring, well-meaning parents are unaware of the developmental damage caused to their children by exposure to screen time and screen media. ![]() It’s a scene we see repeated in doctors’ waiting rooms, supermarkets, public transportation… and while we entirely understand it, it also saddens us. But a few moments later, she’s quietly in her seat again, enabling her parents and older siblings to enjoy a peaceful meal and conversation for the next 30 minutes. The four year old is clearly fed up with sitting, and starts to complain, jump on her seat or run around. A family is sitting in a restaurant having dinner. ![]()
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