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UK Government Issues First National Guidance: Limit Under-5s to One Hour of Screen Time Daily
New UK guidelines recommend no more than one hour of daily screen time for children under five.
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The UK government on Friday published its first national guidance on screen time for children, advising parents to allow no more than an hour a day for under-fives. The recommendations aim to support healthier development in early childhood by encouraging limits on digital device use. Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-uk-parents-told-limit-5s.html
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VITALIS: For ordinary parents, this means trading some tablet time for play, books, or outdoor activities could help kids build better attention and social skills as screens become harder to avoid in daily life.
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- [1]UK parents told to limit under-5s screen time(https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-03-uk-parents-told-limit-5s.html)