The Public Health Authority’s new recommendations for screen time for children and young people:
0-2 year olds: Preferably no screen time at all.
2–5-year-olds: Max 1 hour.
6–12-year-olds: Max 1–2 hours.
13–18-year-olds: Max 2–3 hours.
+ The recommendations concern use during leisure time, for example social media, video clips, films, television and computer games.
+ However, listening to music, podcasts, e-books and school-related screen use are not included in the time specifications.