How can parents implement the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendation on “screen time”?
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.” It seems like parents around the country are scratching their heads and wondering how to make this happen. Judy Arnall of Professional Parenting in Canada wrote a great article that was published in my local parenting magazine (Neapolitan Family) this past month (June 2008). It is titled “Top 10 Tips to Limit Your Child’s Screen Time without Scream Time” in which she suggests that parents need to model a balanced life which should include these seven areas: social time, physical activity, mental exercise, spiritual time, family time, financial time and hobby time. Those are the very same habits that Priority Patrol helps develop! Read the whole article in NJ Family.
