The mother of a 5-year-old female inpatient on the pediatric unit asks the nurse if she could provide information regarding the recommended amount of television viewing time for her daughter
The nurse responds that the appropriate amount of time a child should be watching television is: a. 1-2 hours per day
b. 2-3 hours per day
c. 3-4 hours per day
d. 4 hours or more
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A The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP, 2009) encourages all parents to
monitor their children's media exposure and limit screen time to no more than 1
to 2 hours per day. The AAP also recommends that parents remove televisions
and computers from their children's bedrooms and monitor programs that have
sexual or violent content.
B Two hours per day is the outer limit of media exposure according to the AAP.
C Three to four hours per day is too much television per the AAP guidelines. In
this situation, parents need to more carefully monitor the amount of television
viewing time.
D Watching television for 4 hours or more is an excessive amount of screen time
per the AAP guidelines. In this situation, parents need to more carefully monitor
the amount of television viewing time.
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