My kids have 8 hours of screen time a day — it does them no harm

Britt believes she’s doing the best for her children (Picture: Britt Jones)

We’ve long been told that too much screen time is bad for children.

In March, the Government issued new guidelines, recommending that youngsters aged two to five should watch no more than one hour of TV per day. It came after research found that 98% of two-years-olds watched screens daily.

But, not all parents believe having strict rules is a good thing. Mum-of-two, Britt Jones, 29, allows her six and four-year-old to have unlimited ...