For parents wondering what an acceptable amount of screen time is for their kids, a recent study may have the answer. Time recently reported on the study, which was published by The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health.
For the study, researchers looked at nearly 4,500 children between the ages of 8 and 11. They compared their sleep schedules, exercise, and screen time to existing national guidelines for children’s health. Those guidelines limit the amount of acceptable screen time to two hours. They also say that 9-11 hours of sleep is ideal, and that kids should be active at least one hour out of every day.
Out of all 4,500 children participating in the study, researchers found that only 5 percent of them were meeting those recommended guidelines. The study found that 51 percent of kids got the recommended amount of sleep each night. However, just 37 percent had the recommended amount of screen time, and only 18 percent met the physical activity requirement.
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