Minimize Screen Time, Maximize Health

What does screen time include?

• Watching television, videos, DVDs, playing with video games,
         using the computer...

 

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends:

• Children under 2 should watch no TV
• Children over the age of 2 should watch no more
        than 2 hours of quality programming a day (includes
        all entertainment media)

 

Why reduce screen time?

• The average American youth spends more time watching
        TV than any other activity except sleeping.
• Too much TV watching has been linked to:

• poor performance in school
• overweight
• poor dietary habits

 

To find out more go to:

• TV and Children: Television Health and Development (pdf)

  

American Academy of Pediatrics:

• Children, Adolescents, and Television, Policy Statement
• The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child
        Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bonds (pdf)

• Top 10 Ways to Reduce TV Watching in Your Home (pdf)
• Resources for Families
• Resources for Early Childhood Professionals