Limit Screen Time to 1 Hour for Children Under 5: WHO

WHO’s new guidelines said to avoid all screen time for children under one.

On Wednesday, 24 April, the World health Organisation (WHO) published a report with guidelines for children under five to limit their screen time to one hour and increase play, while children under one were advised to avoid any screen time at all.

Other suggestions included less sedentary behaviour, less sitting and more active behaviour.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, WHO Director-General said in a press release that, “Achieving health for all means doing what is best for health right from the beginning of people’s lives.”

“Early childhood is a period of rapid development and a time when family lifestyle patterns can be adapted to boost health gains.”

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu