An hour a day: World Health Organisation issues first guidelines for kids' screen time

No sedentary screen time for babies, WHO said.

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องค์การอนามัยโลก (WHO) กำหนดเวลาหน้าจอที่เหมาะสมสำหรับเด็กเป็นครั้งแรก Source: Press Association

Babies younger than one year old should not be exposed to any electronic screens, according to new guidelines by the World Health Organisation.

Issuing its first such guidelines, the WHO has recommended the limit for two-to four-year-olds is an hour a day - or less is better. That includes, watching TV, using smartphones or tablets, and playing video games.

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Published 25 April 2019 3:30pm
Updated 25 April 2019 3:42pm
By Dubravka Voloder
Presented by Tinrawat Banyat
Source: SBS World News


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