{"id":329957,"date":"2026-03-28T00:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-is-the-governments-new-advice-on-screen-time-for-children\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:00:25","slug":"what-is-the-governments-new-advice-on-screen-time-for-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-is-the-governments-new-advice-on-screen-time-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the government&#8217;s new advice on screen time for children?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/due0g1qK5F4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What is the government's new advice on screen time for children?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/due0g1qK5F4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The prime minister has told ITV News he is ready for a &quot;fight&quot; with social media firms over addictive content as the government releases guidance in an effort to keep children away from mobile phone, tablet and TV screens.<\/p>\n<p>The guidance, published on Friday, also says that screen time for children under two should be avoided altogether, other than for shared activities encouraging interaction.<\/p>\n<p>The new advice is underpinned by a panel that the government say have &quot;reviewed scientific evidence&quot; and &quot;found that long periods of time spent on screens alone can get in the way of activities critical for development like sleep, physical activity, creative play, and interaction with parents&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The prime minister has told ITV News he is ready for a &quot;fight&quot; with social media firms over addictive content as the government releases guidance in an effort to keep children away from mobile phone, tablet and TV screens. 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