02/04/2025
Children today are surrounded by screens - and the stats are alarming. Children in the UK aged 5 to 16 have an average screen time of 6.3 hours per day (NHS Wales).
Thatโs over 38 days of continuous screen time across the year!
Your child could be losing more than a month each year to scrolling, streaming, and gaming.
This isnโt just a trend - itโs a wake-up call.
According to parental control software company, Qustodio, since the start of the pandemic, social media app usage amongst children in the UK has increased by 130%.
Excessive screen time is linked to disrupted sleep, reduced social interaction, and poor mental health. If we want to raise a generation of engaged, curious, and emotionally healthy children, we need to take action now. Itโs time to swap mindless scrolling for meaningful connection, to trade screen time for quality time.
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โ๏ธ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐ป - inspire kids to put down their screens by suggesting engaging, screen-free activities tailored to their interests, from creative play to outdoor adventures.
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UK Parliament: โScreen time: impacts on education and wellbeingโ (2024): https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5804/cmselect/cmeduc/118/summary.html #:~:text=One%20in%20five%20children%20aged,hours%20per%20week%20in%202018.
Qustodio (2020) โAnnual report on childrenโs digital habitsโ:https://qweb.cdn.prismic.io/qweb/e59c2e0f-ef4f-4598-b330-10c430e2ec71_Qustodio+2020+Annual+Report+on+Children%27s+Digital+Habits.pdf
