Screentime Resources

Canadian Pediatrics Society Position Statement: Screen time and preschool children: Promoting health and development in a digital world:
https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/screen-time-and-preschool-children

Common Sense Education: Help Kids Balance Their Media Lives:
https://www.commonsense.org/education/family-tips/k-5-media-balance-and-well-being

KidsHealth: Media Use Guidelines: Babies & Toddlers:
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/screentime-baby-todd.html

American Academy of Pediatrics: Healthy Children.org: Where We Stand: Screen Time:
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/Where-We-Stand-TV-Viewing-Time.aspx

Government of Canada: Mind: Screen Time:
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/screen-time-nobodys-perfect.html

Mayo Clinic: 6 tips to reduce children’s screen time:
https://www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-health/speaking-of-health/6-tips-to-reduce-childrens-screen-time

Caring For Kids: Screen time and young children:
https://caringforkids.cps.ca/handouts/behavior-and-development/screen-time-and-young-children


Make a family media plan:

American Academy of Pediatrics: Healthy Children.org: Make a Family Media Plan:
https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/How-to-Make-a-Family-Media-Use-Plan.aspx

https://www.healthychildren.org/English/fmp/Pages/MediaPlan.aspx

Common Sense Media:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/family-tech-planners

Mayo Clinic:
https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/childrens-health/in-depth/screen-time/art-20047952

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry:
https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/Children-And-Watching-TV-054.aspx