Screen Time Links
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Resources
- New WHO guidelines on physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and sleep for children under 5 years of age (World Health Organization)
- Screen Time and Children (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry)
- Screen Time Guidelines (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- How Much Screen Time Is OK for My Kids? (Common Sense Media)
- Give Your Child’s Eyes a Screen-Time Break: Here’s Why (HealthyChildren.org)
- Slim Your Screen Time (May Clinic)
- Parental Controls (eSafety Commissioner Australia)
- Is Internet Addiction Real? (Child Mind Institute)
- How to Connect With Your Teen About Smart & Safe Media Use (HealthyChildren.org)
- Constantly Connected: How Media Use Can Affect Your Child (HealthyChildren.org)
- Keeping Teens Safe on Social Media: What Parents Should Know to Protect Their Kids (American Psychological Association)
- How Much Is Too Much Social Media Use: A Q&A with Mitch Prinstein, PhD (American Psychological Association)
- Health Advisory on Social Media Use in Adolescence (American Psychological Association)
- APA Panel Recommendations for Adolescent Social Media Use (American Psychological Association)
- Social Media & Your Child’s Mental Health: What The Research Says (HealthyChildren.org)
- Family Media Plan (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Social Media Design: 4 Things Parents Need to Know