Covid impact: Screen time tops 6 hours a day for kindergarteners
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New York, May 12 : Kindergarteners spent more than six hours a day in front of screens during two early months of the Covid-19 pandemic, a small study suggests.
That is nearly double the screen time found before the pandemic in similar children.
The results showed that children averaged 6.6 hours a day of media use. Contrary to previous research, weekday use (6.8 hours) was higher than weekend media use (5.8 hours).
"We found a high level of media use compared to what many experts think is appropriate for this age group," said lead author Rebecca Dore, from the Ohio State University.