Everywhere I look right now, people are talking about screen time.
It’s by no means a new conversation (parents have been having it for years), but increasingly, experts are saying there’s a whole lot more to the ‘how much is too much’ screen time debate than simply sticking a number on it.
Screen time recommendations for under-fives were recently shared by the UK government, while much has been said of the mental health impact of teens spending hours scrolling social media each day.
Some schools, nurseries and colleges have taken matters into their own hands, issuing a list of screen time recommendations for children aged 0-18 years old. The list suggested 2- to 5-year-olds could have up to two hours on screens per day, for instance, while 10- to 14-year-olds could have up to four hours.
There’s such a focus on screen ...
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