“No screens before the age of 6,” warn several learned societies

This is a cry of alarm launched by five learned societies, including the pediatrics association, to warn of the dangers of screens. Their message is clear: children under 6 should not be exposed to screens of any kind. In a text sent to the government, they denounce the harmful effects of screens on the brain development of toddlers and call for a strengthening of current recommendations. The health record recommends not exposing children to screens before the age of 3. But, according to the authors, these guidelines "are clearly insufficient and must be updated in light of recent knowledge."

On the initiative of neurologist Servane Mouton, co-author of the report "Children and screens. In search of lost time" - submitted to the Elysée in April 2024 - and Professor Hugues Patural, neonatologist resuscitator at the Saint-Etienne University Hospital, this text, entitled "Screen-based activities are not suitable for children under 6 years old: they permanently impair their intellectual capacities", is supported by the French Society of Pediatrics (SFP) , the French Society of Public Health (SFSP) , the French Society of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (SFPEA), the French Society of Ophthalmology (SFO) and the French-speaking Society of Health and the Environment (SFSE).

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