Children Are Spending Too Much Time Using Screens, Study Finds

Children Are Spending, Too Much Time Using Screens, Study Finds.

ABC News reports a new study suggests that an overwhelming majority of kids aged five or younger are spending too much time watching a screen.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that children under two should avoid screen time altogether.

While those aged two to five years old should have their screen time capped at no more than an hour per day.

Researchers found that 75% of kids under two years old exceed the recommended amount of screen time.

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64% of children aged two to five also exceed a healthy amount of time with their screens.

Experts say children under five in the United States are the fastest-growing subset of digital media users.

Children under five are said to spend an average of nearly 25% of their day watching screens.

Digital media are now a regular part of young children’s lives, , Study researchers, University of Calgary, via ABC News.

... and supporting families to best fit evidence-based recommendations into their daily routines needs to be a priority.

, Study researchers, University of Calgary, via ABC News.

Health officials say too much screen time can have ill effects on children, such as higher chances of obesity and delays in cognitive and emotional development.

I think when you take into account the risk versus benefit, in this age group, the risks outweigh the benefits.

, Dr. Jennifer Ashton, chief medical correspondent at ABC News, via ABC News