Study shows average time on screens each day is 41 minutes, with some watching more than three hours a day
Three-quarters of nine-month-old babies in England are allowed daily screen time, while a small “heavy use” group watch more than three hours a day, according to a study.
Just 2% of the infants included in the research reportedly watched more than three hours a day, while the average amount of time was 41 minutes, research by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) found.
Parents across different income levels made similar choices for their nine-month-olds, researchers found, and they concluded that screen time and a healthy, active childhood “are not necessarily mutually exclusive”.
Instead of “demonising” screens and trying to cut exposure, they said, policymakers should support parents to use digital devices to enhance child development and parent-baby bonding.
