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text: is too much screen time hurting your kids mental growth 
    daniel barker tags children  screen time  limits naturalnews in an effort to steer away from its previous onesizefitsall policy the american association of pediatrics aap has issued a new set of guidelines regarding how much time children should spend in front of television and computer screensuntil now the aap had recommended no more than two hours of screen time for children  regardless of their age the type of content viewed or which medium was being usedrecognizing that such a blanket approach could not effectively address the issues at hand the aap has recently taken steps to broaden its policiesfrom gizmodocomin a series of papers published today in the science journal pediatrics its clear that the aap has significantly revised its thinking on the matter breaking down media use according to all these criteria and to support parents with these new recommendations the aap has published an interactive online tool that families can use to create a personalized family media use plan aaps new screen time guidelines the new recommendations are aimed at the unique circumstances of various age groups for example the aap recommends that children under  months should avoid screens altogether except for limited occasions such as social media sessions with grandparentschildren between the ages of  and  months may be introduced to digital media but the content should be highquality programming and watched together with parentskids between the ages of  and  should be limited to one hour of highquality programming which also should be watched in the presence of parentsparents should impose consistent limits on the time spent in front of a screen by children  and older especially for entertainment purposes children should not be allowed to sleep with their smartphones tablets etc and should have one mediafree hour before bedtimemediafree times such as during meals should be established and mediafree zones in the household should be definedmaking sure kids get an hour of daily exercise and enough sleep at night is also part of the equation according to the aap parenting in the digital age aint easy as logical as these recommendations may sound implementing them may not always be easy most parents know that limiting their kids online time isnt always easy and many would be forced to admit that digital media can be a helpful tool in managing children parents obviously want to raise healthy children who arent constantly glued to computer screens but these devices are a godsend for those moments when a parent needs to make dinner or when they simply need to go to the bathroom when it comes to limiting screen time  theres a tradeoff between parental health and the needs of a childand that needs to be acknowledgedlets face it smartphones play a big part in our childrens lives now for better or for worse there is also an age when a parent can no longer police a childs online activity without invading his or her privacythe best thing a parent can do is to set consistent rules for younger childrens screen time and to try to help them learn to use the technology without becoming hopelessly addicted to itone way to accomplish that is by setting an example how much time do you spend in front of a tv computer or smartphone screen yourself in the presence of your childrenmany adults are as hopelessly addicted to digital media as their teens or children are if you expect a child to limit their time online you must be willing to do the sameyou might even try doing something completely out of the ordinary like reading a book to your child or having your child read one to youas crazy as it might sound there was a time when such practices were common  sources