The Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS) released new guidelines today for digital media use and screen time for kids aged five to 19. Today?s guidelines follow recommendations set out in 2017 that focused on kids aged zero to five. But while those guidelines targeted screen time limits for kids in that age group (no screens at all for infants and toddlers under two, and less than an hour a day for kids two to five), the guidelines for kids and teens focus more on how and when screens are used rather than how long. ?We really wanted to highlight that content, context and kids? individual traits are as important as specific screen time limits,? says Michelle Ponti, chair of the CPS Digital Health Task Force and lead author on the statement. In its research, the task force found that three-quarters of Canadian parents are concerned about their kids? media use. With 36 percent of 10- to 13-year-olds spending three hours or more a day on digital devices unrelated to schoolwork and 20 percent of high schoolers logging more than five hours a day on social media alone, the concern is real. But with school-age children increasingly required to use digital media at home and school and tweens and teens forging meaningful connections via social media, the solution isn?t clear-cut. ?There are going to be different impacts [of screen use] based on age and developmental stage between a six-year-old and a 16-year-old,? says Ponti. ?We?re hoping we can help parents prioritize those things ...