Recommendation 10

The next Government should work across departments including DHSC, DSIT, Education and the Home Office to produce guidance for parents on how to best manage and understand the impact of screen time on their children. A common sense approach would be to focus on aspects of screen time that are known to cause harm. For example, guidance should advise that children should not be able to access screens after they have gone to bed and should incorporate physical activity into their day to help balance time spent on screen. Guidance should also focus on the ways in which parents can monitor use of devices, the uses of parental controls and how to deal with problematic screen use, including when to seek help.