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November 26, 2019 10:12 pm

Report Finds Infants and Toddlers Using Screens in 'High Amounts'

Children ages 1-3 years old are increasingly watching TV or using screen time in "high amounts," according to an analysis by the National Institutes of Health. From a report: The World Health Organization and pediatric societies have recommended that preschool-age children get no more than one hour of screen time a day and should spend time being active. The average daily time spent using screens increased from 53 minutes at age 1 to more than 150 minutes at age 3, per the NIH. Parents rely on digital babysitters and device-led playtime to entertain their children. Last April, JAMA Pediatrics published a report showing screen time for children ages 0-2 more than doubled from 1997 to 2014.

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