Once again, new kids’ screen time recommendations have been released?and this time, the message to parents is that you might want to think twice before watching the latest baby shark video with your littlest one.
New guidelines from the World Health Organization (WHO) recommend absolutely no screen time for children under one. This includes watching videos or TV and playing on the phone or computer. Rather, the research emphasizes the importance of  educational interactions, like reading and storytelling, during leisure time with small children.
As for kids between the ages of two and five, the study encourages capping sedentary screen time at an hour a day?though even less is better.
By following these guidelines, WHO says caregivers will contribute to early childhood development and early learning opportunities, taking advantage of the greatest physical and cognitive growth stage (under the age of five) and teaching healthy lifelong habits.
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