An hour a day: World Health Organisation issues first guidelines for kids' screen time

No sedentary screen time for babies, WHO said.

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องค์การอนามัยโลก (WHO) กำหนดเวลาหน้าจอที่เหมาะสมสำหรับเด็กเป็นครั้งแรก Source: Press Association

Babies younger than one year old should not be exposed to any electronic screens, according to new guidelines by the World Health Organisation.

Issuing its first such guidelines, the WHO has recommended the limit for two-to four-year-olds is an hour a day - or less is better. That includes, watching TV, using smartphones or tablets, and playing video games.

You can read the full version of this story in English on SBS News here.


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