New study suggests most preschool-age children exceed daily screen time recommendations

Thursday, October 28, 2010 - 10:10 in Health & Medicine

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that parents limit combined screen time from television, DVDs, computers, and video games to 2 hours per day for preschool-age children. In a study soon to be published in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers found that many children are exposed to screen time both at home and while at child care, with 66% exceeding the recommended daily amount...

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