Why Limit Screen Time?
The CDC reported that according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, kids ages 8-18 now spend, on average, a whopping 7.5 hours in front of a screen for entertainment each day, 4.5 hours of which are spent watching TV. Over a year, that adds up to 114 full days watching a screen for fun.
That’s just the time they spend in front of a screen for entertainment. It doesn’t include the time they spend