03 Nov 😬Are you finding yourself giving your child🧑 your smartphone 📱or iPad to entertain them

Did you know that children aged 2-5 years 👧old should have no more than one hour screen time a day🤔
The reality is with the rate of innovation that mobile technological devices are evolving at, screens 📱🖥💻 are a part of life for many adults and children. The most recent guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) say that children aged 2-5 years 🧑 should have no more than an hour a day of screen time 🖥 with an adult watching or playing with them.

If you’re thinking about whether your child should watch TV or play on your phone, 📱here’s a key 🔑 question to ask: is this program, video or app good quality? Good-quality media can support your child’s learning, especially if it ties in with their interests 😍 or sparks their imagination. 💭

Good-quality apps or games for preschoolers:

1. Encourage creativity – for example, by getting children to draw pictures, create stories or make simple choices about which characters to be🧚‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧞‍♂️

2. Encourage problem-solving – for example, by getting children to work out the most appropriate clothes to dress 👚👘👔 online characters in for rainy weather.

3. Develop communication skills – for example, by encouraging children to learn other languages. 🇨🇳 🇮🇹 🇫🇷

4. Develop social skills – for example, by encouraging children to take turns in games. 👧👦

5. Build on interests – for example, by getting children to build with virtual blocks if they like playing with blocks. 🔹▪️🔶

When you help your young child combine good-quality media choices with healthy screen habits and screen time limits, they’ll be set up to make the most of screen time now and in the future.🚀🚀🚀

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