How much screen time should a child have each day?

How much screen time should a child have each day is a very, it's a very diverse kind of topic as far as the kids go.  Different families, different kids can handle different amounts.  The kid that sits in front of the television or the iPad or the computer for 20 hours a day is far too much.  The kid that gets no screen time maybe too little, maybe they need some of that stimuli to help them learn.  There certainly are very good programs out there to help these kids with that.  So, it's really up to the parents on how much screen time each kids get.

There are studies done by the American Academy of Pediatrics to show that you know anything more than, you know two or three hours is too much.  But I really think it's depending on the family and the child and how you handle that.  It also depends on the content.  If they are, if it's four hours a day of videogames it's probably not the same as two hours a day of learning program maybe.  So it's really very dependent on the child and the family.  Really whatever they are comfortable with I think, you know the physician or the school should be comfortable with, but there can be excesses and you know there obviously can be some drawback to it as well.