Parents of under-fives in England are to be offered official advice on how long their children should spend watching TV or looking at computer screens.
Government research shows that about 98% of children under two were watching screens on a daily basis - with parents, teachers and nursery staff saying youngsters were finding it harder to hold conversations or concentrate on learning.
Children with the highest screen time - around five hours a day - reportedly could say significantly fewer words than those at the other end of the scale who watched for around 44 minutes.
The full report is available from the news item on the BBC website.
The Cybertrust's Family Internet montoring project is clear that starting a discussion with children about online use and managing their time should start early so that it become part of their normal day.
Giving a child a phone to keep it occupied or to avoid parenting obligations puts children at serious risk and that risk grows over time unless a more moderate usage habit is formed early in life. Our project has published four videos about products that help with monitoring screen time and setting limits.
Read the full news item here.
