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Practical Ways to Limit Your Child's Screen Time

By Jennifer Wolf, About.com

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What the AAP Says About Limiting Screen Time

The American Academy of Pediatrics has some pretty strict guidelines for children's television viewing. Their Web site states:
"The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than one to two hours of quality TV and videos a day for older children and no screen time for children under the age of 2."
They also specify that parents should:
"Keep TV sets, VCRs, video games and computers out of children's bedrooms."
These are some pretty stringent guidelines, and if we are to adhere to them, we're going to need some practical strategies for limiting our kids' screen time.
Practical suggestions for limiting your child's:


References:
Media Guidelines for Parents. (n.d.) American Academy of Pediatrics. Retrieved August 24, 2006, from: http://www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZGVL4PQ7C.htm?&sub_cat=17

Index: Practical Ways to Limit Your Child's Screen Time

  1. What the AAP Says About Limiting Screen Time
  2. Practical Ways to Limit Your Child's Television Viewing Time
  3. Practical Ways to Limit Your Child's Video Game Time

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