At what age can a child be exposed to a screen? How much time per day for a 13-year-old? It is to guide parents that the Swedish authorities have undertaken to answer these questions, and published their recommendations.
Sweden thus considers that Children under two years old should not be exposed to screenswhatever they may be, and that screen time for children aged 2 to 5 should be limited to one hour per day, and one to two hours for 6-12 year-olds. As for adolescents aged 13 to 18, the Swedish authorities consider that they should spend, at most, two to three hours per day on a screen.
Harmful to teens’ sleep
We are obviously far from reality in Sweden as elsewhere in Europe, which the Swedish Minister of Health deplores. For too long, smartphones and other screens have been able to enter into all aspects of our children’s lives ” he said at a press conference. The minister specified that Swedish adolescents aged 13 to 16 spend an average of six and a half hours a day in front of a screen, outside of school hours. Enough to leave ” little time for group activities, physical activity and adequate sleep ” admitted the minister, reporting thata “ sleep crisis ” in Sweden, where more than half of 15/16 year old high school students do not get enough sleep compared to their needs.
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