The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has published new advice to help parents manage children’s screen time.
The ‘Screen Time Guidance’, which claims to be the first of its kind in the UK, says there is not enough evidence to confirm that screen time is in itself harmful to child health at any age, making it impossible to recommend age appropriate time limits.
The RCPCH recommends letting ‘parents be parents’ and allowing families to make decisions on screen use based on what is important to them and their child.
The guidance includes four key questions aiming to help families make decisions about screen time. The questions are:
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