Managing Screen Time At Any Age
by Olivier Girard, Ergonomist and Posture Therapist, Member of Logitech Ergo Lab Scientific Advisory Board
Screen time – one of the most difficult things to manage in a work-from-home, school-from-home environment. And while it’s very important to manage the amount of screen exposure your children have, it’s equally important that we limit screen time for ourselves – even when working from home.
The graph below shows my recommendations regarding total screen time, depending on your age and the device that you use. If your 12-year old child uses a desktop computer only, she can spend up to 2hr per day on it, provided that you ban all other screens (TV, etc.). If your only computer is a laptop, the daily limit is 40min (i.e. 3 times less). If you use a smartphone only, the limit is 20min (i.e 6 times less).
![Line graph showing the recommended total screen duration time by age and device](https://resource.logitech.com/w_1800,h_1800,c_limit,q_auto,f_auto,dpr_1.0/d_transparent.gif/content/dam/logitech/en/ergo/wellness-tips/screen-time-recommendations/screen-time-chart.png?v=1)
The same logic applies to taking breaks: the smaller the screen, the more frequently you should take a break, as shown below.
![Line graph showing the recommended maximum screen time duration between breaks by age and device](https://resource.logitech.com/w_1800,h_1800,c_limit,q_auto,f_auto,dpr_1.0/d_transparent.gif/content/dam/logitech/en/ergo/wellness-tips/screen-time-recommendations/break-duration-chart.png?v=1)
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