Setting Limits on Screen Time for Children (6-to-12 Years): The Integral Role of Parents and Educators.

This paper investigates the effects of screen time on child development and cognition setting ‘safe’ limits for young children, specifically children aged 6-to-12 years. Guidelines vary across constituencies, debate around is contentious with many questions yet to be answered. A review literature was undertaken compare current recommendations against evidence from Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Psychology Pediatrics that quantify children's brain development. Based this comparison, conclusions are made can guide education policies ‘remote learning’ ‘home schooling’ align them available research inform a re-evaluation role parents educators in time.