Children’s Privacy: Sweden issues guidelines including a screen ban for the youngest kids
Many countries recommend reducing screen time for children. This follows reports of developmental harm, including a recent Jama Pediatrics study which found that “for every additional minute of screen time, children heard fewer adult words, spoke fewer vocalizations, and engaged in fewer back-and-forth interactions.”
Now, Sweden has joined countries including Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, and the US in recommending screen-time limits. Sweden opted for strict guidelines, second only to France, including that toddlers up to 2 shouldn’t have any exposure to digital screens. The Swedish recommendations ease for older kids, but still keep numbers low suggesting even teens shouldn’t have more than three hours of screen time a day. What’s Swedish for “eye roll?”
Read More – Jama report