Daily How Much

Most teens do well with about 2–3 hours of recreational screen time per day, after sleep, schoolwork, activity, and meals are protected.

For most 10-year-olds, keep recreational screen time near 1–2 hours daily while protecting sleep, activity, schoolwork, and real-world social time.

Screen time limits depend on age and content; under-fives need minimal sedentary screens while older kids need balanced, well-supervised use.

For an 18-month-old, avoid screen time except brief video chatting; if you choose any media, keep it rare, high-quality, and watched together.

For a 15-year-old, set flexible recreational screen limits around 1–2 hours a day and protect sleep, school, exercise, and real-world time.

There’s no single hourly cap for screen time; match daily use to age, purpose, sleep, and activity, and build in breaks and device-off hours.

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For a 14-year-old, set a custom plan: keep recreation near 2–4 hours, protect sleep, and anchor each day with 60 minutes of real-world activity.

For 1-year-olds, aim for zero daily screen time; brief video chatting and short, co-viewed, high-quality clips are the only exceptions.

For eye comfort, match screen brightness to room light, keep contrast clear, and cut glare; auto-brightness gives a solid baseline.