Screen-Time Balance

Balanced screen time leaves room for play, sleep, family and real-life learning.

Why this matters (for parents): Set clear daily limits together and keep screens out of bedrooms and off at meals. Turn screens off an hour before bed. Choose shows and apps together, and model the balance you want to see.

Health numbers are general guidance for parents, not medical advice. Ask your family doctor about your own child.

In a sunny living room, a girl and a boy holding a landscape picture puzzle together, with blocks on the rug and a tablet set aside on a shelf

Lessons

  1. Screens Are Toolsscreens can help us learn and talk to family, but real life comes first.
  2. How Much Is Healthya family screen plan with clear daily limits (guidance goes in the parent box).
  3. Screens Off Before Bedturn screens off an hour before bedtime so your brain can rest.
  4. Healthy Eyes and Posturesit tall, hold screens at arm's length, and look far away every 20 minutes.
  5. Offline Funbooks, puzzles, building blocks, drawing, music and outdoor play.
  6. Screen-Free Zonesno screens at the dinner table or in bedrooms.
  7. Ask Before You Clickalways ask a grown-up before downloading, buying or chatting online.
  8. My Family Screen Planmake a plan together and sign it.

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