00:00Parents are to be offered government guidance on screen time for children under five, amid
00:06research linking prolonged viewing to poorer speech development.
00:11The Education Secretary Bridget Philipson is expected to announce on Monday that the
00:16guidance will be developed with input from parents, children and early years professionals.
00:22Miss Philipson has said,
00:24It shows that by age two, almost all children are watching screens such as mobiles, tablets
00:30and TV every day during a critical period for language development.
00:35Government research released alongside the announcement suggests screen use is linked
00:40to poorer language development in children under the age of two.
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