{"id":555,"date":"2016-10-20T12:02:41","date_gmt":"2016-10-20T06:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.footprintseducation.in\/?p=555"},"modified":"2026-07-15T13:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:09:11","slug":"balancing-screen-time-for-your-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footprintseducation.in\/blog\/balancing-screen-time-for-your-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Screen Time Rules for Toddlers Aged 1\u20133"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The World Health Organization<\/mark><\/a> recommends zero screen time for children under 1 year, less than 1 hour of sedentary screen time for children aged 1\u20133 years, and no more than 1 hour per day for children aged 3\u20135 years \u2014 with higher quality and co-viewing preferred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chances are you’ve noticed your 13-month-old reaching for your phone the moment she sees it, or that your 2-year-old has discovered YouTube Shorts and loves watching them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If your toddler is between 1 and 3 years old, here is what doctors actually recommend. Under 18 months, screens should be off completely while for ages 2 to 3, the recommendation is a maximum of 1 hour a day, co-viewed with a parent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post gives you the exact guidelines on screen time and child development<\/mark><\/a> by age.\u00a0 Besides, it also offers 6 practical rules that are easy to reinforce at home, screen-free zones that you need to aim for, and handy advice on what to do when a toddler has a meltdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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