Creating Safer Screen Time for Your Child #screentime

Brianna, © 2019 aspicyboycatandmyfatass.com

What's the earliest age when a child first sees a screen? It's younger than we might think! A study that was presented on April 25, 2015, at the Pediatric Academic Society annual conference in San Diego showed that children as young as six months are being exposed to mobile media. Also, by the age of one, at least one in seven children are using media devices for up to an hour daily.  As they get older, the number of hours in front of TV's, smart phones, tablets and computer screens rises.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no screen time before the age of two. A child's brain develops during the first couple years, and they learn best by interacting with people, not screens. The recommendation is quite well known, but it's nearly impossible to strictly follow those guidelines, when babies are so drawn to smart phones, TV's and computer screens.

Can a child learn from a screen?

Yes. It's possible to learn from a television or iPad... it just takes twice as long as it would if the child was learning from another person in the real world.