Toddler Screen Use <br />Shows Explosive Growth, Says Study.<br />Conducted by researchers at the Eunice <br />Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child <br />Health and Human Development, the <br />study was published in 'JAMA Pediatrics.'.<br />It found that the World Health Organization <br />recommendations for preschooler use of <br />screens — including television and computers — <br />is being exceeded in both the U.S. and Canada.<br />Over the course of two years, <br />4,000 mothers were surveyed <br />about the screen use of their children <br />between the ages of one and three years old.<br />During this time, researchers <br />discovered that screen use increased <br />by three times from close to 50 <br />minutes to more than 150 minutes.<br />Our results indicate that screen habits begin early. This finding suggests that interventions to reduce screen time could have a better chance of success if introduced early, Edwina Yeung, Senior Study Author, via CNN.<br />According to the American Academy <br />of Pediatrics, children under 18 months <br />of age should not be exposed to screens <br />except for family member interactions.<br />Kids between the ages of <br />18 months and five years should <br />have no more than one hour <br />a day of exposure to screens.<br />According to the study, the highest <br />amount of screen time was experienced <br />by children of first time mothers and <br />kids in home-based child care
