Kids Screen Time

• Screen time trapping kids in ‘vicious cycle’ of bad behaviour: study

  While there's a lot of chatter around kids and social media use, the study found that time spent on gaming consoles was particularly damaging.

  Lifestyle

  Jun 12, 2025
  
• B.C.’s kids are not meeting Canada’s movement guidelines or getting enough sleep: study

  Researchers at UBC conducted a survey of more than 26,000 children in Grades 6 to 8 and found that only four per cent are meeting Canada's recommendations for daily movement.

  Health

  Mar 11, 2025
  
• Advertisement
• ‘Still want more’: Teens weigh in on screen time impact at Quebec commission

  After consulting with health experts, parents and kids, the commission hopes to provide educators with better tools to help young people navigate social media.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2024
• Advertisement
• Can a ‘strange’ event help fight inaction, screen addiction in kids?

  Canadian kids are spending more time on couches watching screens and less time moving in nature. Do one-day events that bring nature to them help change that?

  Health

  Aug 19, 2018
• Kids have trouble holding pencils because of digital devices, experts say

  One boy is working with an occupational therapist to correct the fact that he holds his pencil like "cavemen held sticks."

  Lifestyle

  Feb 28, 2018
• Kids under 2 should have no screen time. These ones get up to 30 minutes a day: study

  They should be getting none, medical experts said.

  Feb 15, 2018
• Here’s how much screen time your kids should be getting, according to new recommendations

  They’re growing up inundated with screens – televisions, smart phones, tablets. But how much screen time is safe for your kids?

  Health

  Jun 1, 2017
• Alberta boy gives up screen time for 1 year

  On average, Canadian kids spent 7.5 hours a day on screens. Don't lump an Alberta boy into that group. He unplugged for an entire year.

  Education

  Feb 9, 2017
• Advertisement
• Is the ‘2-minute’ countdown bad parenting? Here’s why kids have a meltdown

  Do you give your kids a two-minute warning before taking away their devices? If your kids end up having a meltdown, parenting experts explain why, along with other strategies you should try.

  Health

  May 14, 2016