Work out screen time by age instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.
Guides follow the commonly cited paediatric bands: none under two, about an hour of high quality content for ages two to five, and roughly two hours of recreational screen time for school age children. The weekly excess is the figure that lands: forty minutes a day over the guide is nearly five extra hours a week taken from sleep, play or reading.
Daily guide
under 2: 0 min; ages 2-5: 60 min; ages 6-12: 120 min; teens: about 150 min of recreational screen time
Weekly excess
weekly excess = max(0, current - guide) x 7
under 2: 0 min; ages 2-5: 60 min; ages 6-12: 120 min; teens: about 150 min of recreational screen time. Guides follow the commonly cited paediatric bands: none under two, about an hour of high quality content for ages two to five, and roughly two hours of recreational screen time for school age children.
The weekly excess is the figure that lands: forty minutes a day over the guide is nearly five extra hours a week taken from sleep, play or reading.
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