Mayo Clinic states a few side effects like obesity, lack of social skills, irregular sleeping patterns, and even behavioral problems.
Philippine Society for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (PSPOS) discourages screen time for children aged 1 and below and advises guided screen time for kids above 5 years of age. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, children between 18 to 24 months are discouraged from all forms of media use, except for video calling. Parents are advised to carefully curate the kind of programs displayed on their devices, and to always supervise the screen time of their children. Young children between 2 to 5 years old should be limited to only one hour of high-quality media exposure in a day. Ultimately, it is still up to you to set how long your child has access to their devices.
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