According to Sweden, parents shouldn’t let their toddlers watch any kind of screen on Monday.
The Public Health Agency of the nation advised against allowing children under the age of two to watch television or use digital media in any form.
According to new recommendations, children between the ages of two and five should only be allowed to spend up to one hour a day on screens, while children between the ages of six and twelve should only be using screens for an hour or two a day.
According to the organization, teens between the ages of 13 and 18 should only be allowed two or three hours each day.
“For too long, smartphones and other screens have been allowed to enter every aspect of our children’s lives,” Public Health Minister Jakob Forssmed told reporters.
According to the minister, outside of school hours, Swedish teenagers between the ages of 13 and 16 spend an average of 6.5 hours a day in front of screens.
Noting that more than half of 15-year-olds did not receive enough sleep, Forssmed bemoaned a Swedish “sleep crisis” and claimed it did not allow “a lot of time for communal activities, physical activity, or adequate sleep.”
Additionally, the health service advised against youngsters using devices right before bed and against sleeping in bedrooms with phones and tablets.
Research was used to support the claim that excessive screen time can cause sadness, insomnia, and body dissatisfaction.
The Swedish government has previously declared that it is considering prohibiting smartphones in elementary schools.
